Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating hereditary disorder that strikes in the prime of life.

The hallmark symptom of Huntington's disease is the presence of progressive chorea (abnormal involuntary movements), which is accompanied by psychiatric symptoms and cognitive decline. A ...

A recent study published in Cell reveals that the repeated DNA sequence that leads to Huntington’s disease (HD) expands ...

SOM3355 (bevantolol hydrochloride) hit its objectives in a phase 2 trial in patients with Huntington's disease, improving the involuntary, jerky movements known as chorea that are a key symptom of ...

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 ...

In a recent study, beta blockers appeared to significantly lower both the annualized risk for conversion from presymptomatic to symptomatic Huntington’s disease (HD) and the rate of worsening ...

Prilenia Therapeutics is planning to file its Huntington’s disease therapy pridopidine ... used to control the involuntary, jerky movements known as chorea, which both affect the dopamine ...

The team found that although functions such as movement, thinking or behaviour remained normal for a long time before the onset of symptoms in Huntington’s disease, subtle changes to the brain ...

Surprise Finding Sheds Light on What Causes Huntington's Disease, a Devastating Fatal ... The brain cell death eventually leads to problems with movement, thinking and behavior.