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Update on the PTC Therapeutics PIVOT-HD Trial
5 min read
Last week, PTC Therapeutics released a statement sharing that recruitment of participants into the US arm of the PIVOT-HD trial has been paused. In this article, we will lay out exactly what is known and what this announcement means.
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Forward momentum for Roche and Wave in latest news about huntingtin-lowering trials
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Two companies developing medicines for Huntington’s disease announced news about their huntingtin-lowering drugs. Let’s talk about the history and the caveats surrounding these hopeful pieces of news.
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Focusing in on fibrils; scientists give us a glimpse of huntingtin protein clumps
7 min read
Scientists have used powerful microscopes to look at sticky fragments of the Huntington’s disease protein, shedding light on these structures which are thought to drive the disease
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Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) conference 2022 – Day 4
7 min read
Read updates from clinical trials and scientific research on Huntington’s disease from Day 4 of the 2022 HDF Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium #HDF2022
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Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) conference 2022 – Day 3
11 min read
Read updates from clinical trials and scientific research on Huntington’s disease from Day 3 of the 2022 HDF Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium #HDF2022
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Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) conference 2022 – Day 2
18 min read
Read updates from clinical trials and scientific research on Huntington’s disease from Day 2 of the 2022 HDF Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium #HDF2022
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Sad news from Novartis: dosing suspended in VIBRANT-HD trial of branaplam
7 min read
HDBuzz is saddened to share the news that the VIBRANT-HD trial of the oral huntingtin-lowering drug, branaplam, has been temporarily suspended for the safety of participants.
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Updates from uniQure about their gene therapy for Huntington's disease
10 min read
uniQure is conducting safety trials of the first gene therapy for HD. A recent press release provided a 1 year update on the first group of 10 people who underwent surgery to receive this experimental drug. Let’s talk more about what it means.


