"I want more time, more memories, and the chance for a better life than my father’s," writes Rachel Reising, who has Huntington's disease.

Huntington’s disease (HD) is one of those rare conditions that affects not just the patient but the entire family—medically, emotionally and genetically. This inherited brain disorder causes gradual ...

Huntington’s Disease is a rare, inherited and ultimately fatal brain disorder that often strikes in midlife. Typically, in ...

Approximately 41,000 Americans live with a rare, genetic, degenerative disorder that is described as a combination of ALS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s called Huntington’s Disease.

UCL and uniQure report the first treatment to slow Huntington’s disease with gene therapy AMT-130. High-dose patients had 75% less progression over three years compared with standard care. uniQure ...

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ST. LOUIS — Scientists may have reached a breakthrough in the fight against Huntington’s disease, a rare and fatal inherited brain disorder with no cure. For the first time, a gene therapy has been ...

For decades, so many families have watched loved ones suffer from Huntington's disease, a neurodegenerative condition that progressively worsens over time. But now, there is finally a light at the end ...

A gene therapy called AMT-130 appears to be the first treatment to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease, an inherited and fatal neurological disorder that has resisted every previous attempt ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) has long been one of the most feared neurological disorders. It’s a genetic condition that progressively destroys brain cells, affecting movement, memory, and mood. Until now ...

Woody Guthrie (1912–1967) was a well-known singer/songwriter with undiagnosed Huntington's disease (HD), born to a family burdened by undiagnosed HD. Guthrie’s mother, Nora, had the disease and was ...