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In the complex world of neuroscience, Huntington's disease remains a cruel mystery. It slowly strips away a person’s ability ...
Huntington’s disease is an inherited neurological condition that causes degeneration of nerve cells in the brain, with symptoms starting when a person is in their early 40s.
The most well-known person with Huntington's Disease was singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, author of "This Land is Your Land," who died in 1967 at age 55.
Inhibiting GSK3ß in fruit fly larvae with Huntington’s disease decreased their axonal blockages and neuronal cell death. The fruit flies were even able to crawl better. In a previous study, they found ...
“More sensitive tools to measure disease progression are particularly valuable in rare diseases like Huntington’s disease,” Wild said. “The fewer people there are who can possibly ...
Scott Porter’s wife Kelsey Mayfield Porter learned in 2014 that she was positive for the Huntington’s disease gene. The actor opened up to PEOPLE and praised her ability to not let the ...
This Monday marks the one hundred and thirteenth birthday of folk singer Woody Guthrie. The composer of classic tunes like ...
Simon Says isn’t just a game, it’s a window into early HD! In this study, tiny thumb twitches reveal how attention slips ...
The research, published in Brain, highlights how digitising tests designed to measure the progression of motor symptoms in people with Huntington’s disease can provide a sensitive and reliable way to ...