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Retired Civil Servant Pam Thomas, 74 and from Cardiff, was married with two children before she became aware that the hereditary and currently incurable neurodegenerative condition, Huntington’s disease, ran in her family. After watching her aunt and mother develop symptoms of the disorder, Pam has…

Dr Hannah Furby's work focuses on Huntington's disease, a highly heritable neurodegenerative disease, for which there is currently no cure. It is characterised by cognitive decline, loss of motor control and psychiatric symptoms, and it affects around 7,000 people in Wales and England. "My research…

A pioneering researcher at Cardiff University hopes to break down the stigma surrounding Huntington’s disease during this year’s HD awareness week campaign. [caption id="attachment_746" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Dr Emma Yhnell, HD Research Fellow at NMHRI[/caption] Dr Emma Yhnell, a Research Fellow at the University’s Neurosciences and…

Cardiff University is pleased to announce plans to conduct a stem cell transplantation procedure that could benefit people affected by Huntington’s disease (HD) in Wales. The Brain Repair and Intracranial Neurotherapeutics (BRAIN) Unit kicked off Huntington’s Disease Awareness Week (15-21 May) by unveiling its intention…

Today marks the start of Huntington's Disease Awareness Week, a campaign to increase the profile of a much misunderstood condition. Throughout the week we are planning to publish a series of case studies highlighting the variety of Huntington's disease research taking place at the University,…

Cardiff University Brain Research Imaging Centre (CUBRIC) has won a major science buildings award beating off competition from shortlisted facilities in the USA, England, Scotland and Ireland. CUBRIC triumphed in the Life Science Research Building Category at the 2017 S-Lab Awards, which recognise excellence in…

The BRAIN Unit’s Professor of Functional Neurosurgery, Prof. William Gray, successfully performs the first robot-assisted epilepsy procedure in Wales. Cardiff University is celebrating the landmark stereoelectroencephalography (SEEG) procedure, which was conducted at The University Hospital of Wales and is the first of its kind to…

Dr Emma Yhnell has been included in a list of Welsh women who are at the forefront of scientific innovation. [caption id="attachment_838" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Dr Yhnell is passionate about public engagement[/caption] Emma successfully obtained her PhD in Huntington’s disease research in December 2015. She has…

Dr Emma Yhnell has been awarded a three-year Health and Care Research Wales Fellowship to investigate a possible therapeutic intervention for people with Huntington’s disease. [caption id="attachment_823" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Dr Yhnell's study will be the first to use computer-based cognitive training for people with Huntington's…