The team found that although functions such as movement, thinking or behavior remained normal for a long time before the onset of symptoms in Huntington's disease, subtle changes to the brain were ...

Huntington’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes a breakdown of cells within the brain. As brain cells begin to die, it can lead to a wide variety of symptoms based on the areas ...

Huntington’s disease is a brain disorder that can affect various functions, including the ability to swallow — particularly as the disease progresses. Huntington’s disease is a ...

The normal functions of peptides that aggregate ... The findings may help explain some brain imaging studies that suggest people with Huntington’s have altered cortical structures, as well as ...

This microscope photo provided by the McLean Hospital's Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center ... structure of the brain in a person with Huntington's disease. (McLean Hospital's Harvard Brain ...

The brain cell death eventually leads to problems with movement, thinking and behavior. Huntington’s symptoms – which include involuntary movement, unsteady gait, personality changes and ...