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September 2026: This month in Huntington’s disease research
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September brought progress across the HD research landscape. From brain waves and visual thinking to DNA repeats, nutrition, inclusive care, new technologies, and encouraging SKY-0515 data, we round up a busy month in Huntington’s disease research.
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Coming soon from the 2013 Huntington's Disease World Congress: Buzzilia!
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HDBuzz presents 'Buzzilia!', our reports from the 2013 HD World Congress in Rio de Janeiro, from Sun 15 September
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Could muscle problems help explain movements in Huntington’s Disease patients?
8 min read
Proper contraction of muscles is crucial for coordination; errors in this process might help explain movements in HD
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The 2013 HDBuzz Prize for Young Science Writers
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Announcing the 2013 HDBuzz Prize for Young Science Writers!
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Does a 'rusty hinge' cause Huntington's disease?
8 min read
Canadian scientists have found that the mutant huntingtin protein is less flexible than normal.
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How long is too long? Rethinking the Huntington’s disease ‘gray area’
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Does an ‘intermediate’ CAG repeat count in the Huntington’s disease gene cause brain changes?
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Can sad mice help treat Huntington's disease?
8 min read
What can we learn about depression symptoms in HD by studying mice – how do you know a mouse is even sad?
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Gene silencing drug safe in ALS patients… bring on Huntington's disease trials
7 min read
Gene silencing drug injected into spinal fluid in ALS patients proves safe. Good news for similar planned HD trials.
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A DNA repair protein modifies the stability of long CAG tracts in the Huntington's disease gene
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DNA repair is a critical process to cells, but errors in this process might explain 'repeat instability' in HD
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Landmark study puts Huntington's disease trials on TRACK
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Final results from the TRACK-HD study show very specific changes in HD. We're ready for trials: bring on the drugs!
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Splicing with danger: a new way of thinking about the harmful Huntington's disease protein
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Researchers discover a new way harmful fragments of the huntingtin protein are made in neurons.
