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Has a "wonder drug" for dementia been discovered? (Spoiler alert: no.)
Media reports of a wonder drug for neurodegenerative diseases like Huntington's disease are overhyped
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2017 – Day 3
HDBuzz summarises final day of the 2017 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference in Malta
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2017 – Day 2
HDBuzz summarises all the science from the 2017 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference in Malta – day 2
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2017 – Day 1
HDBuzz summarises all the science from the 2017 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference in Malta – day 1
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Enemy at the gates – huntingtin disrupts nuclear transport
Two recent studies show how a cellular border control system goes wrong in HD, opening new avenues for HD research.
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FDA approves a new drug for symptoms of Huntington's disease
Deutetrabenazine becomes the first new drug in a decade licensed by the FDA for symptoms of Huntington's disease
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Sheep leading the flock: metabolism and biomarkers in HD
Sheep can help us to identify HD biomarkers and recognize metabolic changes that occur before symptoms develop.
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Weeding out the truth: can cannabis improve Huntington’s?
What can individual experiences with cannabis tell us about Huntington's disease?
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Huntingtin grabs a hammer: DNA repair in HD
Huntingtin helps fix damaged DNA, a recent study suggests, under the direction of a gene repair protein called ATM.
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The benefits of migration, highlighted in Huntington's disease
Is HD a developmental disease? HD stops neurons migrating in developing brain, but maybe we can get them going again
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
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Sites for Phase 3 trial for votoplam, INVEST-HD, now open. Updates on recruitment and first dosing imminent.
REGEN4HD, Phase 1 stem cell implantation study commences
Progress update for NCT06585449 – A Study to Evaluate ALN-HTT02
Updates from the ongoing placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 FALCON-HD trial
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First participant dosed in the PRECISE-HD trial of pridopidine
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Taking A Short Cut: New Routes to Huntingtin-Lowering Therapies
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A shot in the arm for HTT lowering: INSIGHTT trial begins testing SRP-1005
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The 2026 HDBuzz Prize for Young Science Writers Is Open!
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HD2026 Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium Day 3
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