Northern Scotland has one of the highest rates of Huntington's disease in the world, according to a new study. Huntington's ...

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

Huntington's disease runs in families ... Regional variations in rates will become more important, including genetic counseling and testing, management, and treatment delivery.

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

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

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 ...

If rates of Huntington’s disease across Scotland are similar ... in rates will become more important, including genetic counselling and testing, management, and treatment delivery.

If rates of Huntington’s disease across Scotland are similar to the north ... Regional variations in rates will become more important, including genetic counselling and testing, management, and ...