Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes, treatment of this degenerative nervous system disorder. Huntington's disease is a progressive, degenerative disease that causes certain nerve cells in your brain to waste ... [... more]
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Juvenile Huntington's Disease
The Huntington's Disease Society of America, Inc. (HDSA) is a National, voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Huntington's Disease and their families. Fewer than ten percent of individuals with HD develop ... [... more]
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Learning About Huntington's Disease
Answers to frequently asked questions about Huntington's disease, published by the National Human Genome Research Institute. Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited neurological illness causing involuntary movements, severe emotional ... [... more]
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Toxic Interactions from Neighboring Cells May Be ...
A new study suggests that interactions between different cells are critical for the development of Huntington's disease (HD) and perhaps other neurodegenerative diseases. This study provides the first genetic evidence that cell-cell interactions ... [... more]
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Huntington's Disease: Hope Through Research
In 1872, the American physician George Huntington wrote about an illness that he called "an heirloom from generations away back in the dim past." He was not the first to describe the disorder, which has been traced back to the Middle Ages at ... [... more]
NINDS |
Huntington's Disease
Problems with communication and cognition vary in nature and severity from person to person. Although there are things that may appear similar, no two people with HD are exactly alike. The following list summarizes problems that people with HD ... [... more]
Speech, Language, Hearing Association |
Study Links Faulty DNA Repair to Huntington's Disease Onset
Huntington's disease, an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that affects roughly 30,000 Americans, is incurable and fatal. But a new discovery about how cells repair their DNA points to a possible way to stop or slow the onset of the disease. ... [... more]
National Institutes of Health |
Huntington's Disease
Download Adobe Reader Condensed from Huntington's Disease: Hope Through Research Huntington's disease (HD) results from genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons, in certain areas of the brain. This degeneration causes ... [... more]
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NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Huntington's Disease Society of America, Inc. (HDSA) is a National, voluntary health organization dedicated to improving the lives of people with Huntington's Disease and their families. Learn about HDSA's Social Security Disability Insurance ... [... more]
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