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.
Blog Posts from 2013
Huntington's disease and the perils of adoption, Kenneth P. Serbin
Blog Posts from 2012
The gifts, Kenneth P. Serbin
The incredible lightness – and responsibility – of exiting the Huntington's closet, Kenneth P. Serbin
HDSA’s renewed commitment to critical research, Kenneth P. Serbin
Designing the best drug possible to defeat Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
The definitive step out of the Huntington’s closet, Kenneth P. Serbin
Hope of clinical trials creates new, proactive outlook on Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
Lifting Huntington’s families’ spirits with the promise of clinical trials, Kenneth P. Serbin
SuperTerry destroys the evil monster Huntington’s disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
Playing in the fourth quarter of life as Huntington's disease looms, Kenneth P. Serbin
California stem cell agency approves $19 million clinical trial project as Huntington's disease families 'change the course of science', Kenneth P. Serbin
The wholehearted embrace: my first HDSA convention, Kenneth P. Serbin
Yale’s partnership against Huntington’s disease: an alumnus reconnects and finds hope as scientists pursue 'Viagra for the brain' and other solutions, Kenneth P. Serbin
A Compassionate Allowance, and faster Social Security benefits, for the juvenile Huntington's disease community: a key step for advocacy, Kenneth P. Serbin
From a paralyzed genius, lessons of determination and caregiving for the Huntington's community, Kenneth P. Serbin
The Team Hope Walk: reinforcing the first line of defense against Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
A new, more holistic view of Huntington’s disease: the systems/P4 approach, Kenneth P. Serbin
The first dose is hope: moving towards treatments for Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
Top researcher: ‘Genuine optimism’ about treatments for Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
It’s time for the Huntington’s community to speak out - and HDSA is listening, Kenneth P. Serbin
The quandary of denial in the Huntington’s disease community (Part II), Kenneth P. Serbin
The quandary of denial in the Huntington’s disease community (Part I), Kenneth P. Serbin
To strive or to chill? Seeking balance in the fight against Huntington's disease, Kenneth P. Serbin
Advocacy pays off: Huntington’s disease stem-cell research advances in California, Kenneth P. Serbin
Let’s turn grief for ‘HD Angels’ into new impetus for the Huntington's cure, Kenneth P. Serbin