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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists have slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease for the first time with a “groundbreaking” new treatment. Experts from University College London (UCL) said the finding could “change everything” for patients …

First successful Huntington’s treatment slows disease progression in small study  The Washington Post Huntington’s disease successfully treated for first time  BBC A clever genetic technique may treat a horrible brain condition  The Economist Here’s why biotech UniQure’s stock just tripled, and brought ClearPoint shares up with it  MarketWatch Preliminary but promising gene therapy shows 75% reduction in Huntington’s disease progression  ABC News – Breaking News, …

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Montgomery charter school Life Academy is canceling classes for the rest of the week after multiple cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease were diagnosed. Life Academy initially canceled classes through the third grade but, in a Tuesday message to parents, said the cancelation is being extended to the entire school as a precautionary measure. Classes …

Women who miss their first breast cancer screening appointment have a 40% higher risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study. Experts at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden analysed data for about half a million women across Sweden, with the findings published in the British Medical Journal. The women all received their first screening invitation between 1991 …

A little-known disease that could be a ticking health time bomb may be revealed by changes on your feet, doctors have warned. Peripheral artery disease, or PAD, is a serious condition in which narrowed or blocked arteries restrict blood flow to the legs and feet. Suffered by an estimated 21million Americans, the condition raises the risk of death from heart …

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Huntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakthrough gene therapy trial. The disease, caused by a single gene defect, steadily kills brain cells leading to dementia, paralysis and ultimately death. Those with a parent with Huntington’s have a 50% chance of developing the disease, which until now …

Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54. An experimental gene therapy from Uniqure slowed the progression of …

James GallagherHealth and science correspondent BBC/Fergus Walsh Professors Ed Wild and Sarah Tabrizi led the UK part of the trial 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 …