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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
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Not all in your head: digestive problems in HD
Huntington's disease mice absorb less nutrition from food – which might help explain why human patients lose weight.
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Huntexil update: EMA asks for further trial
European Medicines Agency (EMA) tells NeuroSearch a European license for Huntexil in HD requires another large trial
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
Progress update for NCT06585449 – A Study to Evaluate ALN-HTT02
Additional insights from Phase 2 study results and update on plans for Phase 3 trial for votoplam
Updates from the ongoing placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 FALCON-HD trial
Previously featured
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The Girl at the End of the World: A Gratitude Day Reflection on the Place that Built Our Science
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Turning down mismatch repair genes slows Huntington’s repeat growth in human neurons
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Huntington’s Disease Therapeutics Conference 2026 – Day 3
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Huntington’s Disease Therapeutics Conference 2026 – Day 2
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Huntington’s Disease Therapeutics Conference 2026 – Day 1
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