Huntington’s disease specialist Herwig Lange will give an online presentation Thursday, April 6, on environmental factors that impact the disease’s onset,…
Articles by Joana Fernandes, PhD
Blood samples may be crucial in tracking brain changes that occur in people with Huntington’s disease, a new study finds. Researchers also report that Huntington’s…
Depression, one of the symptoms of Huntington’s disease, may be associated with structural and functional changes in brain wiring occurring…
A new Japanese study confirms that a phenomenon called “ballooning cell death” (BCD) occurs in patients with Huntington’s disease. The study, “…
A recent study reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of using animal studies to investigate the potential of stem cell therapy…
Levels of a protein called neurofilament light (NFL) could be a valuable biomarker for tracking Huntington’s disease progression, according to…
BRACE, a U.K. charity supporting dementia research, awarded more than £58,500 ($72,631) to a team of scientists investigating how a faulty…
Researchers discovered new biomarkers of early-stage Huntington’s disease in sheep with the disease, according to a new study. These findings…
Blocking the expression of mutated huntingtin — the protein involved in Huntington’s disease — by directly targeting the faulty gene…
Enhancing a cell’s quality control mechanism to get rid of the faulty proteins that are a hallmark of Huntington’s disease…