Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
Two scientists, Professors Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi, are pictured from the shoulders up. They are both smiling and wearing white lab coats. Prof Wild on the left has a tightly cropped beard. Prof Tabrizi on the right has long wavy hair. They are clearly in a laboratory with scientific equipment on shelves in the background.
24 September 2025
One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington's – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors.
The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.
An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro.amp
Two scientists, Professors Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi, are pictured from the shoulders up. They are both smiling and wearing white lab coats. Prof Wild on the left has a tightly cropped beard. Prof Tabrizi on the right has long wavy hair. They are clearly in a laboratory with scientific equipment on shelves in the background.
24 September 2025
One of the cruellest and most devastating diseases – Huntington's – has been successfully treated for the first time, say doctors.
The disease runs through families, relentlessly kills brain cells and resembles a combination of dementia, Parkinson's and motor neurone disease.
An emotional research team became tearful as they described how data shows the disease was slowed by 75% in patients.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevz13xkxpro.amp
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