After talking on the phone with some of my family members, I felt a range of emotions from anger and frustration to guilt and sadness. It breaks my heart because…
Approximately one in 15,000 people have a defect in their HTT gene and the outcome of that defect is ultimately life-ending. It's called Huntington's disease, or HD, and the average…
We’ve written before about the frankly awful Huntington’s disease. The devastating way it strips a person of their motor functions, cognition, and day-to-day quality of life. Treatments remain relatively scarce…
For me, a good book has the ability to transport me to another place. I often find myself escaping within the pages to another world created by the author. Through…
Could slowing the progression of Huntington's Disease (HD) be as simple as using a really bright light? Not quite. That's an oversimplification, but let's break it down. In April, researchers…
Dancing is all the rage these days, with shows like Dancing With the Stars bringing in top ratings. People are enrolling more in dance classes, and going to the ballrooms in…
In the past, a diagnosis of Huntington's disease offered the patient absolutely no hope. It was understood that a downward trajectory was the only way the disease would play out,…
A recent study at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland is showing results that link genetics to certain forms of mental illness. Briefly mentioned was the fact that, although the…
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