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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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Mutant yeast highlights crucial CAG-reading protein
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A new job for a DNA-reading protein called SPT4 – controlling the balance of mutant and healthy huntingtin protein
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HD Therapeutics Conference 2012 Updates: Day 3
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Day 3 of our coverage of the Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference
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HD Therapeutics Conference 2012 Updates: Day 2
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Day 2 of our coverage of the Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference
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HD Therapeutics Conference 2012 Updates: Day 1
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Day 1 of our coverage of the Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference
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Coming soon: HD Therapeutics Conference 2012
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Huntington's Disease Therapeutics Conference starts next week. Twitter follow @HDBuzzfeed for live updates!
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New analysis suggests 'small' CAG length doesn't matter after all
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Size isn't everything: new research suggests that only a person's big CAG count, not the small one, affects HD onset
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Special 'brain fat' injection helps HD mice
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Directly injecting the brains of HD mice with a good type of fat called ganglioside GM1 provides dramatic benefit
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HDYO! Huntington's Disease Youth Organization goes live
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The Huntington's Disease Youth Organization website has just launched and its website is now active at www.hdyo.org
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Could mesenchymal stem cells deliver gene silencing drugs?
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Stem cells can deliver HD gene silencing drugs into cells in a dish. Do we need another delivery technology?

