Patrícia Silva, PhD,  director of science content—

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the Carnegie Mellon University recently reported the first non-invasive brain-imaging tool to visualize the brain’s basal ganglia regions, which are thought to be defective in some neurological disorders including Huntington’s disease. The study entitled “In vivo characterization of…

A new study recently published in the journal Cell reported the finding of new genetic variants that can accelerate or delay disease onset in patients with Huntington’s disease. The study is entitled “Identification of Genetic Factors that Modify Clinical Onset of Huntington’s Disease” and…

A study recently published in the journal Molecular Cell revealed a new role played by polyglutamine repeats in addition to their link to neurodegenerative disorders. The study is entitled “Variable Glutamine-Rich Repeats Modulate Transcription Factor Activity” and was led by researchers at the Katholieke Universiteit (KU)…

A multi-institutional team with researchers from the Genetic Modifiers of Huntington’s Disease (GeM-HD) Consortium recently published in the journal Cell a new breakthrough in Huntington’s disease by identifying new genetic variants that can accelerate or delay symptom onset in patients. The study is entitled “…

A new study recently published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry revealed a new cellular property distinctive of Huntington’s disease pathogenesis. The study is entitled “Huntington’s disease cerebrospinal fluid seeds aggregation of mutant huntingtin” and was conducted by researchers at the University of California-Irvine,…