Study Finds Surprising Way That Genetic Mutation Causes Huntington's Disease, Transforming Understanding of the Disorder Jan. 16, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a surprising mechanism by ...

Image Credit: Shutterstock AI / Shutterstock.com In a recent study published in the journal Nature Metabolism, researchers ...

Huntington's disease is a rare genetic, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disease, caused by CAG repeat expansions in the HTT gene, that is polymorphic on the healthy allele and contains more than ...

Instead, the authors propose targeting mechanisms that affect the somatic ... investigated three biological puzzles related to Huntington’s disease: why only specific neurons die, why symptoms ...

New mechanism preventing toxic DNA lesions opens up therapeutic avenues for Huntington's disease Aug 31, 2021 Surprise finding sheds light on what causes Huntington's disease, a devastating fatal ...

According to the University of California San Francisco, Huntington’s disease affects one in every 10,000 to 20,000 people in ...

Despite its increasing prevalence, a painful condition called bladder pain syndrome, or interstitial cystitis, remains ...

Skyhawk presents today on its novel SKY-0515 small molecule RNA splicing modulator targeting Huntington's Disease to members of the Huntington's Disease Youth Organization, at the annual HYDO ...

Huntington's disease (HD) is a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder ... The abnormal huntingtin is toxic generates death of neurons with though various mechanisms. The part of the gene that is ...

Huntington's disease is a rare hereditary neurodegenerative disease affecting over 40,000 patients in the United States and many more worldwide. There are no approved treatments that can reverse ...