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, December 23, 2014

Six cool L.A. ladies ‘bare the truth’ about Huntington’s disease, highlighting an exceptionally creative year for advocacy

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From a pie-in-the-face challenge to documentaries to a plan to light up Chicago in blue, Huntington’s disease activists rose to new creativ...
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Tuesday, December 09, 2014

Sharon’s inspirational journey with CrossFit in the fight against Huntington’s disease

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With her indomitable spirit Sharon Shaffer has not given up the fight against Huntington’s disease, despite a decade of struggling with sym...
Thursday, October 30, 2014

Another major supplement, creatine, proven ineffective in the fight against Huntington’s disease

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For the second time in less than three months, a widely taken and long-studied dietary supplement envisioned as a potential treatment for H...
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Outrage over video of police’s rough handling of man with Huntington’s disease spurs calls for justice, awareness

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A mateur video has proven crucial to holding police officers accountable around the country. Now such video of a police encounter with...
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