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Taking new targets to the bank: the DNA repair protein ‘ATM’ is overactive in Huntington's disease
HD causes the normally helpful protein "ATM" to get a little overzealous. Now we can look for drugs to settle it down
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2015 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference: Day 3
Day 3 of updates from the annual HD Therapeutics Conference in Palm Springs
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2015 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference: Day 2
Day 2 of updates from the annual HD Therapeutics Conference in Palm Springs
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2015 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference: Day 1
Day 1 of updates from the annual HD Therapeutics Conference in Palm Springs
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Unlocking the Potential of Antibodies as a Therapy for Huntington’s Disease
Antibodies are known for their role in immunity, but researchers repurpose them in many ways. Can they be used in HD?
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Drug Improves Huntington’s Symptoms in Mice – and Their Offspring
HD drug changes DNA folding across generations
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mTORC1 tips the scales in Huntington’s disease mice
Weighing the scales on mTORC1: A possible new target for HD therapeutics?
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Can this synthetic oil help feed the brain in Huntington's disease?
A new study shows a synthetic oil called triheptanoin changes how HD brains use energy. But will it help HD?
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Positive results announced for re-worked tetrabenazine drug in Huntington's disease
Modified 'heavy hydrogen' form of tetrabenazine appears safe and effective for chorea in Huntington's disease
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Turning skin cells into brain cells: a Huntington's disease research breakthrough?
Scientists can now change human skin cells into working neurons, like the ones that are most affected in HD.
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
Updates from the ongoing placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 FALCON-HD trial
Previously featured
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A Fault In The Supercomputer
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Split Between Two Worlds: The Psychological Challenges for People at Risk of Huntington’s Disease
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Putting it in print: oral drug branaplam lowered huntingtin, but safety concerns halted development
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A hitch in the stitch reveals why DNA sequence patterns matter in Huntington’s disease
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Worms to the Rescue: Separating the Good, the Bad, and the Clumpy Huntingtin
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