In 1993, 25 years after her family launched their foundation, the group of scientists they supported finally identified the ...
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For the first time, scientists have successfully treated someone suffering from Huntington’s disease, a fatal genetic illness with no cure. The Mayo Clinic reports that the ...
CANADA - 2025/09/24: In this photo illustration, the uniQure logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Senior ...
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 ...
ST. LOUIS — Scientists may have reached a breakthrough in the fight against Huntington’s disease, a rare and fatal inherited brain disorder with no cure. For the first time, a gene therapy has been ...
Earlier this week, PTC Therapeutics reported positive 24‑month interim data from the PIVOT-HD extension study, showing dose-dependent slowing of Huntington’s disease progression with votoplam and a ...
Amy Aungst, center right, organizes walks in Cape Henlopen, Delaware, to raise awareness about Huntington’s disease, a rare condition that is estimated to affect about 30,000 or more U.S. adults.