Fountain of youth: HTT protein repairs neurons by maintaining youthful state

Fountain of youth: HTT protein repairs neurons by maintaining youthful state

Another clue about the normal function of the huntingtin protein; a team of scientists has recently found that huntingtin seems to play an important role in repairing damaged nerve cells

Dr Rachel Harding and Dr Sarah HernandezMay 13, 2020

What does COVID-19 mean for Huntington’s disease families and HD research?

What does COVID-19 mean for Huntington’s disease families and HD research?

COVID-19 update: what does it mean for HD families, how does it impact HD research, and how has it changed the way science works?

Dr Sarah Hernandez and Professor Ed WildApril 06, 2020

New molecule can reverse the Huntington's disease mutation in lab models

New molecule can reverse the Huntington's disease mutation in lab models

A collaborative team of scientists from Canada and Japan have identified a small molecule which can change the CAG-repeat length in different lab models of Huntington's disease. #HuntingtonsDisease #DrugDiscovery

Dr Michael FlowerApril 06, 2020

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 1

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 1

HDBuzz reports from the annual Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference in Palm Springs

Dr Rachel Harding, Dr Sarah Hernandez, and Joel StantonMarch 12, 2020

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 3

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 3

HDBuzz reports from the annual Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference in Palm Springs

Dr Sarah Hernandez, Dr Rachel Harding, and Joel StantonMarch 03, 2020

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 2

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 2

HDBuzz reports from the annual Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference in Palm Springs

Dr Rachel Harding, Dr Sarah Hernandez, and Joel StantonMarch 01, 2020

Screening the entire genome for new drug targets for HD

Screening the entire genome for new drug targets for HD

Scientists screen the ENTIRE genome to find new potential therapeutic targets for HD. This ambitious study provides a wealth of data for HD researchers

Dr Rachel HardingFebruary 23, 2020

The third dimension: using minibrains to understand brain development changes in HD

The third dimension: using minibrains to understand brain development changes in HD

Researchers show that highly expanded CAGs in the HD gene can cause early developmental changes using 3D brain models called organoids. What’d they find?

Dr Sarah HernandezFebruary 06, 2020

Unpacking Wave's PRECISION-HD2 huntingtin-lowering trial announcement

Unpacking Wave's PRECISION-HD2 huntingtin-lowering trial announcement

Wave Life Sciences announces that its antisense drug WVE-120102 has lowered mutant huntingtin protein in cerebrospinal fluid, but investors seem disappointed. Rather confusing – what do we know for sure?

Dr Jeff CarrollJanuary 03, 2020

Could molecular handcuffs lower the protein that causes Huntington's disease?

Could molecular handcuffs lower the protein that causes Huntington's disease?

Researchers got surprisingly lucky when looking for drug molecules to pull mutant huntingtin protein into a cellular garbage disposal machine

Dr Tamara MaiuriNovember 12, 2019

Exciting new Huntingtin lowering tool described

Exciting new Huntingtin lowering tool described

Exciting new Huntingtin Lowering work from @SangamoTx and @CHDIfoundation using "Zinc Fingers" to shut down expression of the mutant Huntingtin gene. More details on this exciting new technique here.

Dr Jeff CarrollAugust 05, 2019

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