Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) have revealed a previously overlooked layer of genetic variation that could help explain why people experience disease differently, and why some treatments work better ...
Nov 14, 2025
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A University of Alberta research team has discovered a new function for brain molecules known as gangliosides, offering potential new targets for the treatment of Huntington's and other genetic neurological diseases.
Nov 5, 2025
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Early detection of Alzheimer's disease has come a step closer thanks to a new measurement method developed by chemists at Utrecht University. For the first time, they have made the growth of the notorious protein clumps involved ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Huntington's disease is a rare genetic disorder and a representative neurodegenerative disease, characterized by loss of motor control, cognitive decline, and psychiatric problems. An international research team has discovered ...
Oct 1, 2025
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Huntington's disease is a fatal, hereditary neurological disorder mostly striking people between the ages of 30 and 50.
Sep 30, 2025
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A company called uniQure has announced promising results from a trial of a new gene therapy for Huntington's disease. The news has spread quickly through families affected by this condition, who have been desperately waiting ...
Sep 29, 2025
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UK researchers said Wednesday they had slowed the progression of the fatal neural condition Huntington's disease for the first time with a groundbreaking new gene therapy.
Sep 24, 2025
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In fatal genetic diseases like Huntington's and spinocerebellar ataxia, proteins develop long stretches of repeating letters that are prone to sticking together like Velcro.
Sep 24, 2025
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A University of Cologne research team has identified a direct molecular link between aging and neurodegeneration by investigating how age-related changes in cell signaling contribute to toxic protein aggregation.
Sep 3, 2025
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A new review study by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development shows that nearly 1 in 3 people choose to avoid medical information about serious health conditions if they fear they may be affected. One of the main reasons ...
Aug 26, 2025
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