Huntington's Disease
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Huntington's disease (HD) is an inherited disease that causes certain nerve cells in the brain to waste away. People are born with the defective gene, but symptoms usually don't appear until middle age. Early symptoms of HD may include uncontrolled movements, clumsiness or balance problems. Later, HD can take away the ability to walk, talk or swallow. Some people stop recognizing family members. Others are aware of their environment and are able to express emotions.
If one of your parents has Huntington's disease, you have a 50-50 chance of getting it. A blood test can tell if you have the HD gene and will develop the disease. Genetic counseling can help you weigh the risks and benefits of taking the test.
There is no cure. Medicines can help manage some of the symptoms, but cannot slow down or stop the disease.
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What Is Huntington's Disease? What Causes Huntington's Disease?
medicalnewstoday.com — “Huntington's disease is an incurable, hereditary brain disorder. It is a devastating brain disorder for which there is no currently 'effective' treatment. Nerve cells become damaged, causi” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Huntington's Disease Deciphered
medicalnewstoday.com — “Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how the mutated huntingtin gene acts on the nervous system to create the devastation of Huntington's diseas” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Scientists discover mechanism in Huntington's disease involves brain neuronal transport system. http://bit.ly/2ZYwK6
AMPK Amplifies Huntington's Disease
medicalnewstoday.com — “A new study describes how hyperactivation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) promotes neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease (HD). The article appears online on July 18, 2011, in The Jou” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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Huntington's Disease Deciphered
newswise.com — “Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how the mutated huntington gene acts on the nervous system to create the devastation of Huntington's disease.” View full resource at newswise.com
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Huntington's disease deciphered
eurekalert.org — “Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered how the mutated Huntington gene acts on the nervous system to create the devastation of Huntington's disease.” View full resource at eurekalert.org
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Controlling Huntington's Disease
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Neurology Article | Huntington Disease
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Breakthrough Made in Huntington's Disease
shortnews.com — “Scientists at John Hopkins University have discovered that people with Huntington's disease, a genetic neurological disorder, suffer damage only to movement control because it attacks Rhes, a protein only found in this region of the brain.” View full resource at shortnews.com
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New insight into Huntington's disease
news-medical.net — “Huntington's disease has long been linked to jerky movements. Now, researchers in Lund, Sweden, have shown that the metabolism can also be seriously affected by the hereditary disease. The new laboratory findings provide hope of entirely new treatment methods.” View full resource at news-medical.net
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At Risk for Huntington's Disease
curehd.blogspot.com — “HD is a genetically caused brain disorder that causes uncontrollable bodily movements and robs people's ability to walk, talk, eat, and think. The final result is a slow, ugly death. Children of parents with HD have a 50-50 chance of inheriting the disease. There is no cure or treatment.” View full resource at curehd.blogspot.com
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Potential treatment for Huntington's disease
sciencedaily.com — “Normal synaptic activity in nerve cells protects the brain from the misfolded proteins associated with Huntington's disease, researchers have discovered. They also found that the drug Memantine, which is approved to treat Alzheimer's disease, successfully treated Huntington's disease in a mouse model by preserving normal synaptic electrical activity and suppressing excessive extrasynaptic electrical activity.” View full resource at sciencedaily.com
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