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.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

‘Predicting’ Huntington’s disease in the heartland

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To develop treatments for a disease, researchers and physicians first need to understand how its symptoms evolve and how they affect people...
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013

A gene-positive dad’s reflections on Huntington’s disease, parenthood, and the fragility of life

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Our “miracle daughter” Bianca, who tested negative in the womb for Huntington’s disease in early 2000, recently turned 13. As my wife...
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Going with the flow of time

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Like many in our fast-paced era, early in life I developed an acute sense of time. Patience with others, with life, and with myself was no...
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Fighting for the option to care for Huntington’s disease patients at home

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With the woefully inadequate care that some nursing homes have provided to Huntington’s disease patients, a number of HD families have fou...
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