Скачать или смотреть New hope in the race to treat Huntington's Disease

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Huntington's is one of the cruellest diseases. It's an inherited, progressive brain illness which affects movement, thinking and mood.

Around 800 people in Scotland are thought to be living with the condition. There is no cure at the moment, but science is advancing.

Scotland Tonight's Selena Jackson has been meeting patients and those searching for better treatments.

00:00 - New hope in the race to treat Huntington's Disease
00:30 - Pamela Sloan's story of living with Huntington's Disease
01:20 - What is Huntington's Disease?
03:00 - Catherine Martin, Scottish Huntington's Association
04:30 - Aberdeen University's research on Huntington's Disease
05:15 - How Huntington's Disease is treated in the UK
06:40 - New treatments for Huntington's Disease