[Previous: In vivo gene editing: The medicine of the future] It's taken years of diligent work, much frustration, and countless failures, but science is finally unlocking the potential of genetic engineering to cure disease. Our first successes were …

A charity claims that patients suffering from Huntington's disease and their families will lose support and care due to funding cuts. Huntington's is a hereditary disorder that slowly damages the brain, affecting the ability to walk, talk, eat, …

Mark Barrett with his late dad Frank, a popular Glasgow bookie who died after a battle with Huntington's(Image: DAILY RECORD) A dad whose family has been plagued by Huntington’s disease is on a mission to help break the stigma of the “cruel” illness. …

Preliminary results from a small clinical trial to treat Huntington's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative condition, are the first to show a substantial benefit in patients. The treatment involved a gene therapy injected directly into the brain. …

Every week neurologist Victor Sung sees people with Huntington’s disease, a rare and devastating neurodegenerative disorder, at his clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. But last Wednesday was a day unlike any other. “I cried with every single …

An Opelousas man was arrested after allegedly beating a women who has Huntington’s disease, police said. Blake W. Courville, 36, of Opelousas was charged with cruelty to the infirm and illegal carrying of weapons (while committing a crime of violence). On …

Huntington’s disease is a genetic brain disorder that causes symptoms like uncontrolled movement and decline in thinking skills. Treatment often focuses on symptom relief, but experts are seeking more effective interventions. Recent findings of a drug …

An NIHR-supported study into a new gene therapy treatment for Huntington's disease has revealed positive results.  The phase I/II study has shown that the treatment - AMT-130 - causes a statistically significant slowing (75%) of disease progression …

Huntington’s disease is a genetic disorder that is caused by an unusual number of repeats in the huntingtin gene; there make the gene too long, and lead to the production of a toxic protein in brain cells. Symptoms of the disease tend to arise when a …