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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
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2016 – day 2
Strategies for getting rid of mutant huntingtin & clinical trial updates: day 2 of the HD therapeutics conference
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2016 – day 1
Proteins and DNA – Jeff and Ed report from day 1 of the 2016 #huntingtonsdisease therapeutics conference
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Harnessing the power of viruses to treat Huntington's disease
Researchers design a virus to more effectively deliver gene-silencing drugs throughout the brain.
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Through a Broader Lens: Looking at Non-Motor Symptoms in HD
Sleep deficits precede motor problems in HD
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
Sites for Phase 3 trial for votoplam, INVEST-HD, now open. Updates on recruitment and first dosing imminent.
Progress update for NCT06585449 – A Study to Evaluate ALN-HTT02
Updates from the ongoing placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 FALCON-HD trial
Previously featured
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Artificial Intelligence enters the HD space as a diagnostic tool
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Blocking a toxic fragment: new mouse study highlights the importance of HTT1a in Huntington’s disease
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Between Care, Genes, and Systems: Navigating Huntington’s Disease as a Caregiver
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Your Wrist on Watch: Could a Smartwatch Reveal Huntington’s Disease Symptoms?
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March 2026: This Month in Huntington’s Disease Research
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