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First participants dosed in new POINT-HD huntingtin-lowering trial
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A road less traveled: how making less huntingtin can alter somatic instability and may delay symptoms
CAG repeats can get longer over time as the HD gene is used, like the growing potholes and cracks in an old road. New research finds that blocking cells from using their HTT gene slows this wear and tear, which might slow the onset of symptoms in HD.
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Ten golden rules for reading a scientific news story
Avoid the hype: HDBuzz presents ten 'golden rules' for reading a news story or press release about Huntington's disea
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Protein-folding drug helps HD mice… for a while
A drug that activates an ancient cellular defense mechanism slows down HD in mice – but why didn’t the benefit last?
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A back-to-front hidden message in the HD gene?
Unzip your genes! A backwards message, hidden in the 'backup DNA' of the Huntington's disease gene… what does it me
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Stem cells and HD: past, present and future
Stem cells – who needs 'em? Scientists make brain cells from skin cells. Could this help HD?
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Coming soon from the HD World Congress: Oz Buzz!
Announcing 'Oz Buzz' – hot science news from the 2011 HD World Congress – with Ed Wild, Jeff Carroll & Charles Sabine
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Therapeutics conference videos now online
Videos of the scientific presentations from February's Huntington's disease therapeutics conference are now online
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Cut-and-paste DNA: fixing mutations with 'genome editing'
Scientists make precise changes to the DNA of a live animal. Could it work for human genetic diseases?
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Caffeine, cannabis and caution
Does caffeine accelerate Huntington's disease? Does cannabis slow it down? HDBuzz looks behind the headlines
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Making babies: having a family, the HD way
Making babies: HDBuzz's feature article – updated for 2024 – on fertility technologies that can help at-risk people to have HD-free children
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Re-routing the huntingtin protein inside cells
Canadian team decodes the tags that re-route the huntingtin protein within cells, helping explain how it becomes toxi
