Caption Shown are MRI scans of a Huntington’s disease (HD) sufferer’s brain (left) and a normal brain (right). In the HD brain, many brain cells have died and fluid (black areas) has filled in ...

UCLA Health researchers say study findings uncover Huntington's disease mechanisms and pave new ways to develop treatments.

Brain Changes in Huntington's Disease Decades Before Diagnosis Will Guide Future Prevention Trials Jan. 17, 2025 — Subtle changes in the brain, detectable through advanced imaging, blood and ...

If a diagnosis of CJD is suspected, even if the initial imaging is reported as normal, a specialist MRI review either by an experienced neuroradiologist or by a prion disease specialist unit could ...

This microscope photo provided by the McLean Hospital's Harvard Brain Tissue Resource Center in January 2024 shows cells in the caudate nucleus structure of the brain in a person with Huntington's ...

Huntington’s Disease (HD) is a condition that stops parts of the brain working properly over time and is usually fatal. There is no treatment for HD and no cure. “This whole thing around ...

Huntington's disease is a fatal condition that causes nerve cells in parts of the brain to gradually break down and die, resulting in memory lapses, stumbling, involuntary jerking, mood swings and ...

Federally funded research at Johns Hopkins offers new avenues for detecting brain disease long before it strikes ...