A team of researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) recently won a $250,000 prize from the ...

Study results advance understanding of how human cells evolved and could help point to new solutions for patients with rare genetic diseases.

Scott Porter’s wife Kelsey Mayfield Porter learned in 2014 that she was positive for the Huntington’s disease gene. The actor opened up to PEOPLE and praised her ability to not let the ...

The disease specifically attacks areas of the brain related to movement. Patients develop uncontrollable dance-like movements and contort into abnormal body postures, and these movements can become ...

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most folks tap away at their smartphone for fun, communication or information. But such tapping may also help them track the progress of a rare degenerative ...

But, unlike vertebrate organisms, the octopus’s nervous system is also decentralized, with around 350 million neurons, or 66 percent of it, located in its eight arms.

uniQure plans BLA submission for AMT-130 in early 2026, aligning with FDA on key statistical and manufacturing components.

A fundraising event took place Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Roberts Wesleyan Voller Athletic Center to raise awareness for Huntington's disease. (Photo by Jess Kszos/WHAM) ...

A chronically dysregulated nervous system can lead to both physical and mental symptoms. Here's what to look out for.

Tammy Stewart's family has a history of Huntington's disease. Her father and sister both died from it, and now she is caring for her sick brother. But a clinical trial for a new drug is offering hope.

These proteins, which regulate the huntingtin protein’s movement in neurons, could be future drug targets.