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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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'Induced' stem cells make exciting advances
Stem cells from HD patients: becoming important tools for researchers – and now correcting the HD mutation in the lab
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Phosphodiesterase inhibitors: new HD drugs entering trials soon
CHDI and Pfizer announce exciting animal work and plans for a human trial with a drug targeting 'phosphodiesterases'.
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Interview: CHDI's scientific team
HDBuzz interviews the top scientists from CHDI, the largest funder of Huntington's disease research in the world.
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Exercise increases cellular recycling
Exercise boosts cellular recycling in mice. Could this be why exercise is also good for HD – or even help develop dru
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The HDBuzz Prize for young science writers
Announcing the HDBuzz Prize for young science writers!
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What's the connection between Huntington's Disease and cancer?
HD patients are less likely to get cancer, according to a study from Sweden – what does this mean?
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Closing the care gap: new guidelines for HD care
Closing the care gap: new guidelines to help every Huntington's disease patient get great care
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Stem-cell neurons make the right connections
Replacing neurons in mice with stem cells works much better than expected, suggesting that replacement therapy might
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2012 Therapeutics Conference: a retrospective
HDBuzz looks back at the 2012 Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference

