Introduction Presymptomatic testing for Huntington disease (HD) has been available for much longer than testing for most other human genetic diseases. A cross-sectional survey addressing perceived ...

I have a 50 percent chance of inheriting the gene that causes the disease that killed my father. “I’ve decided to get tested ...

Just two years after losing their first daughter, a San Angelo family has lost their second daughter to Huntington's disease.

A series of digital tests, carried out via a smartphone app, could enhance the detection of disease progression in Huntington's disease and improve the efficiency of clinical trials, finds ...

Digital Motor Score (HDDMS), which is derived from smartphone sensor-based motor tests included in a remote HD digital monitoring platform, can improve detection of disease progression.

Special Report: Clinical-stage biotech Neurizon Therapeutics has reached a milestone in development of its lead drug candidate NUZ-001 to treat Huntington’s disease.

Scott Porter’s wife Kelsey Mayfield Porter learned in 2014 that she was positive for the Huntington’s disease gene. The actor opened up to PEOPLE and praised her ability to not let the ...

NUZ-001 and its active metabolite NUZ-001 Sulfone demonstrated significant neuroprotective effects in a zebrafish model of Huntington's disease Treatment prevented hallmark developmental and ...

There is no cure yet for Huntington’s disease, researchers said. But promising new treatments are in clinical trials, making it more important than ever to accurately track patients’ progress.

Huntington's disease has long defied attempts to rescue suffering neurons. A new study in Cell Reports shows that transplanting healthy human glial progenitor cells into the brains of adult animal ...

Researchers used R6/2 mice, a well-established model of Huntington’s disease that develops motor and cognitive symptoms similar to those seen in people. At five weeks old—when symptoms have just begun ...

Key Takeaways A new app can help track progression of Huntington’s disease The app uses five tests of movement control to provide insight into motor control This measure was twice as accurate as ...