Now, the researchers have learned more about what can control the traffic-controlling HTT.

The phase 2 PIVOT-HD trial of Novartis-partnered PTC518 (votoplam) showed that the oral mRNA splicing modifier was able to ...

One protein mitigates Huntington’s disease while another one exacerbates it by regulating the huntingtin protein’s movement ...

Discrimination was more frequently attributed to family history than to genetic test results. Presymptomatic testing for Huntington disease (HD) has been available for much longer than testing for ...

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease (HD)—a devastating ... effort spearheaded by the Hereditary Disease Foundation. Genetic testing can be performed at any stage of development ...

University at Buffalo researchers shed some light on an enduring neuroscience mystery: How exactly does a mutated huntingtin protein (HTT) cause Huntington's disease?

Genetic testing for Huntington's disease (HD), a progressive motor and cognitive disorder with onset in midlife, is one example. Individuals who have an affected parent have a 50% chance of ...

Sandy Patience says he is 'proud to break the mould' and take part in a clinical trial to develop treatments for Huntington's ...

Many Fargoans took advantage of the lovely weather this weekend to get their steps in for a good cause. Rheault Farms saw the ...

The neurodegenerative disease slowly damages the brain, taking away the ability to walk, talk, eat, drink, make decisions and live independently ...

The number of people who have the gene that causes the condition has been accurately counted for the first time in 35 years.

The genetic mutation that causes Huntington's disease (HD)—a devastating ... effort spearheaded by the Hereditary Disease Foundation. Genetic testing can be performed at any stage of development ...