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Harnessing the power of viruses to treat Huntington's disease
⏱️ 7 min read
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
⏱️ 8 min read
Sleep deficits precede motor problems in HD
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Looking Past the Spin: Results from a Clinical Trial of Cysteamine
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Phase 2/3 clinical trial results prove inconclusive for Huntington's drug cysteamine.
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A recycled drug gives us new insight in to HD
⏱️ 7 min read
An existing drug could give a boost to HD brain cells – but it may need more testing before it’s back in the clinic
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Through the eyes of a friend: changes in mood and behavior in early HD
⏱️ 8 min read
Companions of HD gene carriers are more likely to notice psychological changes in presymptomatic HD.
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A multiple sclerosis drug that works for Huntington's disease: the real deal or too good to be true?
⏱️ 8 min read
Fingolimod, a drug used in multiple sclerosis, prevents memory problems in HD mice. Would it work in patients?
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Mapping the anatomy of HD: a whole-brain history
⏱️ 10 min read
A new book for researchers describes a century of HD anatomy and presents evidence that HD affects the whole brain.
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Liftoff: First humans treated with gene silencing drugs for HD!
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Major Announcement: First HD patients treated with gene silencing drugs
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HDBuzz primer: Clinical trial designs and phases
⏱️ 17 min read
HDBuzz untangles hope from hype in clinical trial announcements
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A Few Bad Seeds: Using Brain Fluid to Grow Clumps in Brain Cells
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HD brain fluid makes brain cells grow clumps.
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
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Updates from the ongoing Phase 3 INVEST-HD trial of votoplam
Updates from the Phase 1b/2a REGEN4HD trial of neural stem cell therapy hNSC-01
Updates from the ongoing Phase 2/3 FALCON-HD trial of SKY-0515
Previously featured
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Your Voice Matters: Using Speech to Monitor Huntington’s Disease
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Can’t Get You Out of My Head: The Huntington’s Disease Symptom That’s More Than Just Repetition
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AMT-130 at Four Years: Hopeful Signs, Complex Controls
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September 2026: This month in Huntington’s disease research
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Studying Stutters: What 900,000 genomes teach us about growing DNA repeats
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