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One of my favorite authors, Kurt Vonnegut, wrote about Huntington's Disease in the great book, Galapagos. The main character's pending and inevitable onset of neurological wasting intrigued me. 
Salk.edu - Fisetin, a natural phytochemical found in strawberries and other fruits and vegetables, slows the onset of motor p 
Huntington’s disease is a genetic disease with no cure, characterized by a steady decline in motor control and the dysfunction and death of brain cells. The cause of the disease has long baffled scientists.
Symptoms tend 
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Huntington Beach Hospital announced today that it has installed Dynamic Imaging's IntegradWeb PACS, a leading Web-based Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS).
“…individuals who carry the [Huntington Disease] genetic mutation are up to 5 times as likely as the general population to own long-term care insurance…relatively limited increases in genetic information may threaten the via
The Pirates will name Neal Huntington as their new General Manager Tuesday, according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Huntington's expertise is focused in on scouting, but his background didn't doubt anyone in the Pirates Fr 
Expression of pathogenic polyQ-repeat-containing huntingtin cripples a major endoplasmic reticulum quality assurance and garbage disposal pathway, ER-associated protein degradation (ERAD). The mutant protein appears to seq
All of the following are CAG-repeat disorders EXCEPT:
A. Huntington disease
B. Myotonic dystrophy
C. Olivopontocerebellar atrophy (spinocerebellar ataxia type 2)
D. Kennedy disease (X-linked spinal and bulbar muscul
On Sunday, the NY Times ran an amazing interview/profile of a young woman who, at age 23, decided to be tested for Huntington’s disease: “ Facing Life with a Fatal Gene.” By sharing her personal story and much more in such
I received an email from Julie Martini, a volunteer who works with clients with Huntington Disease (HD) in Canada. She had the following information about Huntington Disease that I thought you would find of 
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