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.

Friday, May 29, 2015

Overcoming the Fear of the Lion: A Courageous Film About Genetic Testing and Huntington's Disease

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A new documentary, The Lion’s Mouth Opens , poignantly captures the precarious journey into genetic self-knowledge by Marianna Palka, a 33-...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015

The search for Huntington's disease treatments is indeed ‘rocket science’ – and we can all help build the rocket

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For people facing Huntington’s disease and other devastating, untreatable conditions, the powerful wish for a cure can conjure up the image...
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Sunday, May 10, 2015

Deciphering signals from Huntington’s disease brains in the search for treatments

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From coast to coast and around the world, scientists like Andrew F. Leuchter, M.D., and Michael Levine, Ph.D., are engaged in the quest for...
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Monday, April 20, 2015

The Huntington’s disease community can’t afford to lose momentum

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The Huntington’s disease community can’t afford to lose momentum in the quest for treatments for this incurable disorder. As I noted in...
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