Huntington’s disease, a severe and deadly brain disease, has been treated successfully for the first time. According to the BBC report, a new treatment has shown it can slow the disease by 75%, giving patients a chance at decades of “good quality life.” This disease runs in families, relentlessly kills brain cells, and has similarities to dementia, Parkinson’s, and motor neurone disease. Professor Sarah Tabrizi, director of the University College London Huntington's Disease Centre, told the BBC , “We never in our wildest dreams would have expected a 75% slowing of clinical progression.”

What is Huntington’s disease?

Huntington’s disease causes nerve cells in the brain to decay over time. It affects a person’s movements, thinking, and mental health. The disease is rare and usually pas

See Full Page