Strict Eating Schedule Can Lower Huntington’s Protein: Mouse Study
Restricting access to food within a strict time frame stimulates autophagy and lowers levels of the huntingtin protein in the brain, a new mouse study reveals.... Read More...
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One Step Closer to Treatment for Huntington’s
A new study reports researchers have developed a new gene editing approach that may provide a new treatment avenue for Huntington's disease.... Read More...
Decoding the Structure of Huntintin
Researchers have decoded the 3D structure of the Huntingtin protein. The discovery may help develop new treatments for Huntington's disease.... Read More...
Uncovering the Early Origins of Huntington’s Disease
Rockefeller University researchers reveal Huntington's neurons are much larger than healthy cells.... Read More...
Drug Lowers Deadly Huntington’s Protein
UCL researchers report clinical trials of IONIS-HTTRx have shown success in reducing the huntinting protein in the nervous system of those with Huntington's disease. The drug is safe and well tolerated by human patients, the researchers note.... Read More...
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s Share Common Crucial Feature
Findings may explain how neurodegenerative diseases spread throughout the brain and disrupt normal functions. Additionally, treatment for one disease could possibly work for the other two also.... Read More...
Researchers Identify Link Between Birth Defect and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Researchers discover a link between neural tube defects and neurodegenerative diseases.... Read More...
Huntington’s Disease Affects Muscles As Well As Neurons
Researchers report Huntington's disease is not only a neurodegenerative disease, it is also a disease that affects muscle tissues.... Read More...
Novel Type of Cell Death in Huntington’s Disease May Lead to Effective New Therapies
Researchers have identified a novel type of cell death associated with Huntington's disease.... Read More...
Hunt for Huntington’s Cause Yields Clues
Researchers reveal how a repeating nucleotide sequence in the gene for a mutant protein may trigger Huntington's disease.... Read More...
The Messenger in Huntington’s Disease
A new study reveals a new molecular mechanism for Huntington's disease.... Read More...
New Biomarkers For Huntington’s Disease Identified
Researchers have identified several new biological markers to measure the progression of the inherited neurodegenerative disorder Huntington's disease.... Read More...