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Split Between Two Worlds: The Psychological Challenges for People at Risk of Huntington’s Disease
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Sad news from the SIGNAL study: pepinemab does not influence HD symptoms
The SIGNAL study did not meet its key clinical goals for #HuntingtonsDisease to slow or improve HD symptoms, but the results are still informative for the HD community and other fields.
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When genes are unstable: targeting somatic instability in HD
CAG repeats expand in some parts of the body and brain as people with HD get older, a phenomenon known as somatic instability. Learn more about how researchers are exploring somatic instability and DNA repair to design therapies for HD.
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Working as a team: Changes in brain development mean some brain regions may be slacking off
Scientists use human fetal tissue to look at HD brain development. But what do developmental changes mean when symptoms don’t occur until decades after birth?
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Caution urged for the use of gene-editing technology CRISPR
A recent series of studies on the gene-editing method CRISPR have raised concerns about the suitability of this technology for the treatment of genetic illnesses such as Huntington's disease
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HD and Histamines: Targeting Hybrid Receptors to Quiet Stressful Brain Talk
Scientists recently used an antihistamine to quiet dopamine messages in the brain and treat HD-like symptoms in mice. But beware the hype suggesting that allergy medicines could be used to slow down HD.
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Changing jobs: converting other cell types into neurons
Because HD causes a loss of neurons in the brain, some researchers are exploring ways to replace them. Working with HD mice, scientists recently showed that supportive brain cells called glia can be coaxed into becoming new neurons.
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HD Young Adult Study defines the sweet spot: symptom-free with measurable changes
We know that HD-related changes can occur many years before symptom onset, but how early do those changes begin? A team of researchers set out to determine that with a new comprehensive study in pre-manifest HD young adults.
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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
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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?
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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
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
Progress update for NCT06585449 – A Study to Evaluate ALN-HTT02
Additional insights from Phase 2 study results and update on plans for Phase 3 trial for votoplam
