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Skyhawk’s drug trial takes flight in the US
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Skyhawk’s FALCON-HD trial has dosed the first participants in the US with the drug, SKY-0515. The once-daily pill targets two drivers of HD, but does it actually slow disease? That’s the big question this study hopes to answer.
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HD mice provide a useful failure
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Can drug trials that fail be helpful? A HD mouse study provides solid evidence of an approach that doesn't help HD
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Illuminating the progression of Huntington’s disease
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Researchers have used mice with glowing brain cells to decipher the first steps of neurodegeneration
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Jumping genes: Huntington's disease protein invades brain transplants
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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?
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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
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NUB1 increases mutant huntingtin removal from cells, reducing the toxic effects of HD in fruit flies
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Raptor announces results of cysteamine trial for Huntington's disease
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Raptor Pharmaceuticals announces intermediate results from a long-term study of cysteamine in Huntington's disease
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Sleep, cilia and HD
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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
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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
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Cells, circuits and systems: day 2 of the 2014 HD Therapeutics conference

