About 2,000 people in Australia are affected by Huntington's disease, a fatal and incurable condition that affects the ...

A highly-anticipated scientific paper has landed! This new work challenges current theories in Huntington’s disease research, ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately 20 ...

Could viral infections play a role in Huntington's disease? Research suggests Apolipoprotein B mRNA editing catalytic ...

APOBEC enzymes, which normally help fight viral infections by mutating viral DNA, cause repeat expansions and are unusually ...

Study explains long-standing question of why Huntington’s disease symptoms typically do not appear until midlife even though ...

New research shows that the mutation is harmless for decades, but it quietly grows into a larger mutation and eventually ...

Huntington's disease is a hereditary disorder caused by a genetic mutation in the HTT gene, leading to progressive brain cell ...

New genetic research shows why some people develop deadly Huntington's disease earlier than others. The findings could lead ...

The team found that although functions such as movement, thinking or behaviour remained normal for a long time before the onset of symptoms in Huntington’s disease, subtle changes to the brain ...

Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Harvard Medical School, and McLean Hospital have discovered a ...

People genetically susceptible to Huntington's disease often see their movement, mood, and cognition decline slowly over time.