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Unlocking the Mind’s Eye: How Huntington’s Disease Changes How We See and Process the World
Latest News
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Ultra-rare mutations highlight the importance of the HD gene in brain development
New technology enables researchers to find ultra-rare mutations in the HD gene, distinct from the one causing HD
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A support system gone wrong – glial cells contribute to HD symptoms
An elegant new study helps determine how much brain cells called glia matter to HD symptoms
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Early exposure to the HD protein may cause life-long symptoms
A surprising new mouse study suggests the mutant HD gene may do some of its damage during embryonic development
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Electron beam snaps best images yet of Huntington's disease protein
Electrons enable huntingtin protein, the cause of Huntington's disease, to be visualised at highest resolution ever
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Planting trees together: The 2016 Huntington's Disease Society of America Convention
HDBuzz summarizes the science from an unusually large and energized @HDSA convention in Baltimore
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Huntingtin takes a trip: harmful proteins pass between brain cells
Harmful misfolded huntingtin can travel between brain cells via messenger particles called exosomes
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Important drug targets yielded by new genetic study of HD
A genetic study confirms that minute differences in DNA repair genes can influence the age of HD symptom onset.
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Thinking clearly about the earliest symptoms of HD and which brain regions control them
HD reaches more brain structures than we thought: new research broadens our understanding of the earliest signs of HD
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How NOT to write a news article about a clinical trial
A confusing story about a huntingtin lowering trial is published in the Telegraph, but cool new stuff is happening!
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2016 – day 3
Stem cells and modeling Huntington's disease in our final Therapeutics Conference report