CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts ‒ For decades it's been one of the defining mysteries of Huntington's disease. Why does the terrible devastation of mind and body start earlier in some people who ...

11, 2025 — A new study has discovered in mouse models that genes associated with repairing mismatched DNA are critical in eliciting damages to neurons that are most vulnerable in Huntington's ...

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington’s disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that strikes in the prime of life, causing nerve cells in parts of the ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Subtle brain changes in individuals with the Huntington's disease gene occur up to 20 years before clinical symptoms appear. Advanced imaging and biomarker ...

BOSTON — Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington's disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that strikes in the prime of life, causing nerve cells in parts ...

Huntington's disease, a fatal hereditary brain disorder, is linked to a genetic mutation that remains harmless for decades before expanding and producing toxic proteins that kill brain cells.

Scientists are unraveling the mystery of what triggers Huntington's disease, a devastating and fatal hereditary disorder that strikes in the prime of life, causing nerve cells in parts of the ...