New genetic research shows why some people develop deadly Huntington's disease earlier than others. The findings could lead ...

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that ...

About 2,000 people in Australia are affected by Huntington's disease, a fatal and incurable condition that affects the ...

But Huntington’s second, self-preserving, oddity is that unlike most genetic disorders it rarely manifests until well into ...

Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though ...

A new study of nerve cells affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) reveals that the disease-causing gene slowly expands over ...

Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by which the inherited genetic mutation known to cause Huntington's disease leads to the death of brain cells. The findings change the understanding ...

Having 35 copies of the CAG triplet in the gene that causes Huntington’s disease is not a problem. Inheriting 40 could be a ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington’s ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...

Researchers mapped the unique structure of protein clumps in Huntington's disease, opening doors to better diagnostics and ...

University of Bergen researcher Markus Miettinen is among the first scientists to provide a detailed description of protein ...