An expert involved in the first successful gene therapy trial for Huntington's Disease discusses the trial results and ...

Huntington's disease is a devastating brain disorder that slowly robs people of movement, memory, and personality. It is caused by a toxic protein that builds in brain cells and ultimately kills them.

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 considered for approval, experts believe there is an alternate path forward for ...

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

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 ...

Findings from preclinical studies could point to therapeutic strategies for Huntington’s disease, as well as other neurodegenerative disorders and potentially cancer.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...