Treatments that target a fragment of the mutant protein that causes Huntington's disease might be more effective than ...

While the FDA appears to be adamant that uniQure conduct a sham surgery–controlled Phase 3 trial before AMT-130 can be ...

For the first time, scientists have successfully treated someone suffering from Huntington's disease, a fatal genetic illness ...

In a small trial, a gene therapy injected into the brain slowed the disease by 75 percent over three years. Huntington’s disease is extremely cruel. Symptoms start with random, uncontrollable twitches ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An exceptionally rare and fatal genetic disease may finally have a solution. Huntington’s Disease affects one in ten to twenty thousand Americans. The disease is a mixture of dementia ...

Subjecting participants to invasive procedures without the prospect of therapeutic benefit is unjustifiable,” says the CEO of ...

Huntington’s disease causes unintentional movements, as well as difficulty walking and controlling movements. Dementia, which is a decline in cognitive abilities, is part of Huntington’s disease. The ...

A new medical trial showed promising results as scientists seek a breakthrough to treat Huntington's disease, according to research team based in the United Kingdom. The clinical drug trial by ...

UniQure's experimental gene therapy for Huntington's disease slowed progression of the brain disorder by 75% in an early-to-mid stage study, it said on Wednesday. Shares of the company more than ...

Gene therapy is becoming a powerful way to treat challenging diseases that don’t respond to traditional treatments, and researchers now report the first success in modifying genes to slow Huntington’s ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Huntington's Disease Society of America is organizing the Team Hope Walk in Arkansas to raise awareness and support for those affected by Huntington's disease, a rare ...