This series features essays by Dr. Kenneth Serbin, Professor of History, originally posted on his blog, At Risk for Huntington's Disease."

Huntington's Disease (HD) is a genetically caused brain disorder that causes uncontrollable bodily movements and robs people's ability to walk, talk, eat, and think. The final result is a slow, ugly death. Children of parents with HD have a 50-50 chance of inheriting the disease. There is no cure or treatment.

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Blog Posts from 2013

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‘Predicting’ Huntington’s disease in the heartland, Kenneth P. Serbin

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A gene-positive dad’s reflections on Huntington’s disease, parenthood, and the fragility of life, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Going with the flow of time, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Fighting for the option to care for Huntington’s disease patients at home, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Strangling of patient in nursing home a shuddering reminder of subpar care for Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Do we need to shock the world to strengthen the Huntington's disease cause, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Memories of genetic testing: from my mom to Angelina Jolie, Kenneth P. Serbin

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A key new ally in the search for Huntington’s disease treatments, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Feeling the hope, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Quickening the pace towards a Huntington’s disease gene-silencing clinical trials: pharma giant Roche, Isis enter partnership, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Brazil’s big place on the Huntington’s disease map, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Big decisions while facing the threat of Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin

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The Brain Activity Map Project: short- and long-term prospects for Huntington's disease research, Kenneth P. Serbin

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The return of the Huntington’s whirlwind, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation: a witness to aging, a signal for a new bioethics, Kenneth P. Serbin

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‘No Marine deserted on the battlefield’: two surviving spouses join forces to speed the defeat of Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Junior Seau, Super Sunday, and our most important natural resource, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Huntington's disease and the perils of adoption, Kenneth P. Serbin

Blog Posts from 2012

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The gifts, Kenneth P. Serbin

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The incredible lightness – and responsibility – of exiting the Huntington's closet, Kenneth P. Serbin

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HDSA’s renewed commitment to critical research, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Designing the best drug possible to defeat Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin

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The definitive step out of the Huntington’s closet, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Hope of clinical trials creates new, proactive outlook on Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin

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Lifting Huntington’s families’ spirits with the promise of clinical trials, Kenneth P. Serbin