Huntington's Disease

Cambridge scientists have shown how the brain’s ability to clear out toxic proteins is impaired in Huntington’s disease and other forms of dementia –...

A new mechanism that stops the progression of Huntington’s disease in cells has been identified by scientists at the University of Cambridge and UCL...

A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in...

Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits – and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge will this week begin studying sheep that have been genetically modified to carry the mutation that causes...

Early warning signs of Huntington’s disease have been uncovered in a sheep carrying the human disease-causing genetic variant, providing new insights...

How does the brain make connections, and how does it maintain them? Cambridge neuroscientists and mathematicians are using a variety of techniques to...

Sheep are smarter than we might think, with brains surprisingly similar to ours. These similarities are helping researchers to study a devastating and...

New research from scientists at the University of Cambridge provides critical insight into the formation of autophagosomes, which are responsible for...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that sheep are more intelligent than previously believed.