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.

Wednesday, September 03, 2014

Moving toward a potential treatment: Isis, CHDI researchers outline upcoming Huntington’s disease gene-silencing trial

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Scientific research and clinical trials aren’t glamorous, but they are the meat and potatoes of effective treatments and perhaps ultimately...
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Saturday, August 23, 2014

News flash: Isis and Roche hope to start Huntington’s gene-silencing trial in first half of 2015

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The long-anticipated clinical trial of a drug that could potentially stop Huntington’s disease at its genetic roots and perhaps someday eve...
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Friday, August 15, 2014

Bidding farewell to CoQ10: a long-studied supplement proves ineffective in the fight against Huntington’s disease

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One of the first and most-studied potential treatments for alleviating the symptoms of   Huntington’s disease has proved ineffective, leadi...
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Saturday, August 09, 2014

Making the threat of Huntington’s disease ‘small stuff’

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To reduce anxiety about the threat of Huntington’s disease, I start each day with a deep breathing exercise and meditation. I started d...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Can we afford the costs of orphan disease treatments?

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Millions of people in America suffer from rare, or “orphan,” diseases, conditions defined by the government as affecting fewer than 200,000...
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