Why should WE care about Huntington's Disease?

Huntington's Disease is important to our society. Huntington's Disease is incurable and about 50,000 people are "at risk" for Huntington's Disease. One out of 10,000 American's has the gene, and as we said before it is generational, meaning it will be passed down from generation to generation. The Huntington's Disease Society of America is funding research to find effective treatments to cure Huntington's Disease. They are using methods like, consortium, clinical studies, support of the NINDS (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Strokes) induced pluripotent stem cell, participation on International Research Initiatives, and many others. A fundraiser that helps benefit Huntington's Disease is a marathon called, Chicagoland Sunset Half Marathon, 10K, & 5K . It is run by Rachel and Sara (the person from the interview) from Team Run HD! It is a great way to help raise awareness about HD and to give money to a great cause! Here's the link if you are interested! http://allcommunityevents.com/gfasf/half_marathon_5k.html and here's the link to their website  www.teamrunforhdhd.com . If you have any questions about the marathon you can contact teamrunforhd@gmail.com!!