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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
⏱️ 7 min read | A team of researchers developed a simple platform to test how toxic different types of HTT protein clumps are using a laboratory worm model. They showed that certain types of clumps are harmful to the worms, while others are not.
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Jumping genes: Huntington's disease protein invades brain transplants
A long-term study of the brains of HD patients who received grafts of fetal tissue reveals a surprising result
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The brain in Huntington's disease: greater than the sum of its parts?
An important new study asks the question: what parts of the brain might need most help in HD?
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NUB1: enhancing clearance to decrease mutant huntingtin
NUB1 increases mutant huntingtin removal from cells, reducing the toxic effects of HD in fruit flies
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Could HD be caused by amino acid deficiency?
Does a specific amino acid deficiency contribute to the development of HD?
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Raptor announces results of cysteamine trial for Huntington's disease
Raptor Pharmaceuticals announces intermediate results from a long-term study of cysteamine in Huntington's disease
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Sleep, cilia and HD
New studies shed some light on the function of sleep in animals, with interesting implications for HD research
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2014: day 3
Biomarkers and preparing for trials: the third & final day of the 2014 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2014: day 2
Cells, circuits and systems: day 2 of the 2014 HD Therapeutics conference
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference 2014: day 1
HDBuzz reports from the opening day of science sessions at the 2014 HD Therapeutics Conference in Palm Springs.
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Prana announces results of Reach2HD trial of PBT2 for Huntington's disease
Results are in for a clinical trial testing the drug PBT2 for HD. Are the claims in the announcement justified?
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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
