• By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Apr 29, 2020

    Growing Up with Huntington’s Disease

    Next month marks Huntington’s Disease (HD) Awareness Month and Real World Health Care is dedicating this column to an important part of the Huntington’s patient community: children, teens and young adults. “Whether youth have a parent with Huntington’s or if they themselves have the early-onset form of the disease called…more.

  • By Real World Health Care Editorial Staff  |  Mar 25, 2020

    What Are Movement Disorders?

    Throughout 2020, Real World Health Care will focus on Movement Disorders. Movement disorders are related to the nervous system. They include a variety of neurological conditions that cause increased, abnormal movements (voluntary or involuntary) or reduced, slow movements. Some movement disorders are inherited, while others are caused by infection, medication…more.

  • By Emily Burke, Ph.D., Director of Instruction, BiotechPrimer.com  |  Apr 27, 2016

    The Central Nervous System: A Brief Primer

    The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and the spinal cord. It sends and receives information from the peripheral nervous system—the vast network of nerves that feed into every tissue of the body. These signals enable voluntary and involuntary movement, and allow the brain to process and interpret…more.