IOWA CITY, Iowa - Researchers at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics have received an $18 million federal grant to continue research on a rare brain disorder.
Dr. Peg Nopoulos tells KCRG-TV9 they have been studying Huntington's disease on children that are at risk of acquiring the disease.
The fatal brain disease is genetic, currently has no cure, and can affect how a person acts or thinks.
Nopoulos said the grant funding that they will receive over the next five years from the National Institutes of Health will help them complete their clinical trial for the disease, that is currently in the third phase. She said that could lead to positive results to combat the disease.
Nopoulos said she believes based on their research, a cure for Huntington's disease could come sooner rather than later.