Huntington’s disease research news. In plain language. Written by scientists. For the global HD community.

The brain has plans in place when fires break out. Normally, a molecule called PKD1 rushes in to the rescue, but in ...

To date, the GeM-HD consortium has studied thousands of people with HD and hundreds of thousands of spelling changes in every ...

We all have days when we feel irritable, like when you’re stuck in traffic, or someone cuts in line at the grocery store. But for people living with Huntington’s disease (HD), irritability isn’t just ...

Welcome to Brainland, the bustling, 24/7 theme park in your head. There’s Memory Maze, Logic Log Flume, and of course, the Emotion Coaster, where your brain races through tracks themed around ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) is caused by a single genetic mutation, yet people with HD can experience vastly different symptoms – from movement issues to emotional struggles. A new study dives into ...

Seeking dental care and adhering to recommended routines is tough for lots of folks, even under the best of circumstances. Throw Huntington’s disease (HD) into the mix, and oral health can get even ...

Scientists are working to understand some of the earliest changes to DNA repair caused by Huntington’s disease (HD) – insights that could help uncover new therapeutics and new ways to target somatic ...

For many with Huntington’s disease, recognising faces, navigating familiar places, or reading can be difficult. Scientists studied how and when HD affects how the brain processes what we see—crucial ...