At Risk for Huntington's Disease

HD is a genetically caused brain disorder that causes uncontrollable bodily movements and robs people's ability to walk, talk, eat, and think. The final result is a slow, ugly death. Children of parents with HD have a 50-50 chance of inheriting the disease. There is no cure or treatment.

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Tuesday, February 03, 2015

Huntington’s disease patients ‘feel better’ after taking Auspex compound to control chorea in clinical trial

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Huntington’s disease patients in a recently concluded clinical trial for a potential new drug to control the disease’s characteristic invol...
Friday, June 27, 2014

New California stem cell chief stresses speed and efficiency in search for treatments

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A major hope of those facing Huntington's disease (and numerous other diseases) resides in stem cell research. The new president and ...
Wednesday, March 12, 2014

‘It’s really getting real’: payoffs in the effort to treat Huntington’s disease

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The path to treating Huntington’s disease – a potential major breakthrough in the history of science and medicine – is becoming clearer. ...
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