Science news this week: A breakthrough cure for Huntington's disease and a fast-growing black hole that breaks physics

Science news this week: A breakthrough cure for Huntington's disease and a fast-growing black hole that breaks physics

Sept. 27, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

Armagh woman moved to tears as major Huntington’s breakthrough offers ‘overwhelming hope’

An Armagh woman whose father died from Huntington’s disease just three years ago has described the moment she heard news of a major scientific breakthrough in treating the condition as “a great day for us all”. Earlier this week, researchers revealed that a gene therapy trial has, for the first time, shown it can slow the progression of Huntington’s disease — a hereditary, degenerative condition that causes the progressive breakdown of nerve cel…