Huntington's Disease News

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Every Action Has a Beginning and an End (and It's All in You Brain)

Posted June 30, 2010:

• Cognition and Memory Improve Dramatically in Mice When Brain Compound Levels Were Decreased

Posted May 21, 2010:

• Scientists Make Important Step Toward Stopping Plaque-Like Formations in Huntington's Disease

Posted February 23, 2010:

• Protecting the Brain from Huntington's Disease

Posted February 8, 2010:

• Drug Shows Promise for Huntington's Disease

Posted February 2, 2010:

• Three Brain Diseases Linked by Toxic Form of Same Neural Protein

Posted January 27, 2010:

• Discovery of Mechanism in Brain Cell Injury in Huntington's Offers New Treatment Approaches

Posted January 19, 2010:

• Compounds That Help Protect Nerve Cells Discovered

Posted December 23, 2009:

• Subtle Change Dramatically Reduces Pathogenic Potential of Huntington's Protein

Posted November 15, 2009:

• Potential Treatment for Huntington's Disease

Posted October 31, 2009:

• Gene Therapy Stalls Development Of Huntington's Disease In Mice

Posted August 19, 2009:

• Watching Stem Cells Repair The Human Brain

Posted August 4, 2009:

• Abnormal Brain Circuits May Prevent Movement Disorder

Posted July 20, 2009:

• Transplanted Neurons Develop Disease-Like Pathology In Huntington's Patients

Posted June 9, 2009:

• Individuals With Family History Of Genetic Disease At Risk Of Discrimination

Posted June 4, 2009:

• Mystery Solved: Tiny Protein-Activator Responsible For Brain Cell Damage In Huntington Disease

Posted April 20, 2009:

• Huntington's Disease: Gene Therapy Offers New Hope For Treatment Of Neurodegenerative Disorder

Posted April 16, 2009:

• Huntington Disease Begins To Take Hold Early On

Posted April 2, 2009:

• Modification Of Mutant Huntingtin Protein Increases Its Clearance From Brain Cells

Posted January 21, 2009:

• Plant DNA Finding Sheds Light On Human Neurological Genetic Diseases

Posted November 11, 2008:

• Stem Cells From Monkey Teeth Can Stimulate Growth And Generation Of Brain Cells

Posted November 4, 2008:

• Vitamin B3 Reduces Alzheimer's Symptoms, Lesions: Clinical Trial On Nicotinamide Effect In Alzheimer's Patients

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Compounds That Prevent Nerve Damage Discovered

Posted July 14, 2008:

• Huntington's Disease Linked To Overactive Immune Response In The Brain

Posted June 16, 2008:

• Huntington's Disease: Discovery Will Assist Treatment And Research Into Fatal Brain Disorder

Posted May 18, 2008:

• First Transgenic Monkey Model Of Huntington's Disease Developed

Posted March 31, 2008:

• Physical Activity Delays Onset Of Huntington's In Mouse Model

Posted February 9, 2008:

• Iron Banded Worms Drying Out Of Blood Could Be Linked To Parkinson's And Alzheimer's

Posted February 4, 2008:

• Breaking Down Huntington's Disease One Protein At A Time

Posted January 24, 2008:

• Mental And Physical Exercise Delays Dementia In Fatal Genetic Disease

Posted November 23, 2007:

• Gene Research Has Implications For Huntington's Disease

Posted November 13, 2007:

• Abnormal Glutamine Repeats Interfere With Key Transcription Factor, Leading To Neurodegeneration

Posted October 8, 2007:

• Potential Treatment For Huntington's Disease Identified

Posted September 25, 2007:

• Biologists Link Huntington's Disease To Health Benefits In Young
• Stem Cells Show Promise For Treating Huntington's Disease

Posted August 22, 2007:

• New Hope For Huntington's Sufferers

Posted August 20, 2007:

• Huntington's Disease: A New Molecular Zip Code And A New Drug Target

Posted July 31, 2007:

• Huntington's Disease Study Shows Animal Models On Target

Posted July 25, 2007:

• Drug Protects Brain Cells In Huntington's Disease Model, Researchers Find

Posted July 18, 2007:

• Better Sleep May Put Huntington's Disease Sufferers Back On Track

Posted June 12, 2007:

• Myelin Implicated In Early Evolution Of Huntington's Disease

Posted May 16, 2007:

• First Images Of Brain Changes Associated With Memory Revealed

Posted May 14, 2007:

• Subtle Signs Can Help Predict Huntington's Disease Early

Posted May 7, 2007:

• Scientists Encourage Cells To Make A Meal Of Huntington's Disease

Posted February 28, 2007:

• Proteasome Activator Enhances Survival Of Huntington's Disease Neuronal Model Cells

Posted January 29, 2007:

• Researchers Discover Zip Codes For Protein

Posted December 1, 2006:

• Link Between Huntington's And Abnormal Cholesterol Levels Discovered In Brain

Posted October 30, 2006:

• Test Reveals Effectiveness Of Potential Huntington's Disease Drugs

Posted October 19, 2006:

• Metabolic Disorder Underlies Huntington's Disease

Posted October 7, 2006:

• New Technology To Speed Up Research Into Huntington's Disease

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