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Trial targeting devastating disease posts ‘groundbreaking’ results
26 Sep 2025 03:47 GMT
A leading Dutch gene therapy company has announced "groundbreaking" results from a key study for a devastating neurodegenerative disease.
Amsterdam-based uniQure has published results from its experimental gene therapy for Huntington's …
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What is Huntington's disease? The devastating condition with no cure is treated for the first time with breakthrough gene therapy
25 Sep 2025 21:46 GMT
Huntington's disease patients have been handed a new ray of hope.
Neurologists heralded a new breakthrough treatment, revealed Wednesday, as 'nothing less than the dawn of a new age', while families said it was 'fantastic'.
Huntington…
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Where To Get Huntington's Disease Treatment? Hope Flows As Doctors Claim First Patient Cured From Neuro Illness
25 Sep 2025 04:52 GMT
In a groundbreaking development, researchers in the UK have reported the first-ever successful treatment for Huntington's disease, a hereditary neurodegenerative disorder previously deemed incurable. The experimental gene therapy, known as AMT-130, …
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Experimental gene therapy found to slow Huntington's disease progression, company says
25 Sep 2025 18:22 GMT
An experimental gene therapy was found to slow the progression of Huntington's disease in a "pivotal" Phase 1/2 study, according to drugmaker uniQure, marking a major step toward a potential first genetic treatment for the condition.The …
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First Effective Huntington's Treatment Is Gene Therapy Applied During Brain Surgery
25 Sep 2025 16:55 GMT
Researchers from University College London have published the ground-breaking results of a new trial for a treatment for Huntington's disease, reporting that their approach can slow the progression of the disease by up to 75%. With over three years of …
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Breakthrough: Scientists treat Huntington's disease for the first time
25 Sep 2025 14:38 GMT
One of the most devastating diseases in the world, Huntington’s, has been successfully treated for the first time, marking a major milestone in neurology
One of the most devastating diseases in the world, Huntington’s, has been successfully treated for the …
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New drug could treat Huntington's disease. What UK researchers are saying
25 Sep 2025 12:58 GMT
A new medical trial showed promising results as scientists seek a breakthrough to treat Huntington's disease, according to research team based in the United Kingdom.
The clinical drug trial by University College London tested new gene therapy AMT-130, …
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First-Ever Successful Huntington’s Disease Treatment Slows Progression By 75 Percent
25 Sep 2025 12:35 GMT
An experimental new gene therapy for Huntington’s disease has shown promising results in phase I/II trials, with 75 percent less disease progression observed in the patients receiving the treatment. If further trials continue to produce such positive …
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Huntington's breakthrough 'amazing' but with 'caveats'
25 Sep 2025 10:02 GMT
Niall GlynnBBC News NI
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Dr Lauren Byrne said Wednesday's news of a successful Huntington's trial was "an amazing step"
A woman whose father died from Huntington's disease has said news that it has been successfully treated …
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Experimental Gene Therapy Found To Slow Huntington's Disease Progression
25 Sep 2025 08:05 GMT
Doctors report the first successful treatment for Huntington's disease using a new type of gene therapy given during 12 to 18 hours of delicate brain surgery. The BBC reports: An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows …