They manage to slow down the progression of Huntington's disease using a gene therapy treatment called AMT 130.

Synaptic plasticity — the brain’s ability to modify the connections between neurons to support learning — is one of the ...

The results of recent clinical trials of gene therapy uniQure in the USA and the UK, and detailed in a uniQure media release, ...

Leslie M. Thompson, Donald Bren Professor of psychiatry and human behavior as well as neurobiology and behavior at the University of California, Irvine, has received an $11,999,933 grant from the ...

New research shows that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits, findings that may point to a new way to treat neurogenerative disorders. New research shows ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...

Share on Pinterest The new gene therapy showed promise by significantly slowing down Huntington’s disease. Santi Nuñez/Stocksy Huntington’s disease is a genetic brain disorder that causes symptoms ...

Medically reviewed by Nicholas R. Metrus, MD Key Takeaways Huntington's disease is a genetic disorder that you can inherit ...

Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and spinal fluid analysis, happen approximately twenty years before a clinical motor diagnosis in people with Huntington's ...