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04 Nov
New Approach to Fight Huntington's Disease Shows Early Promise
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 4, 2024
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Huntington's disease is a devastating, fatal neurological illness with little means of treatment, but a new study in mice offers a glimmer of hope.
Huntington's occurs when inherited genes cause key proteins to fold and clump together within brain cells. Over time, this...
12 Jul
Black Patients Diagnosed With Huntington's Later Than Whites
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2024
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Black patients with Huntington's disease receive their diagnoses an average of one year later than white people with the incurable genetic disorder, a new study shows.
Early diagnosis is essential to help patients get proper care and prepare for the effects of the diseas...