HDBuzz

Huntington’s disease research news.

In plain language. Written by scientists.
For the global HD community.

  • Could rewiring the brain’s “brakes” improve movement in Huntington’s disease?

    Could rewiring the brain’s “brakes” improve movement in Huntington’s disease?

    6 min read

Latest News

  • Prana Biotech's new trial of PBT2 in Huntington's disease: the lowdown

    Prana Biotech's new trial of PBT2 in Huntington's disease: the lowdown

    7 min read

    Prana Biotech's PBT2 trial in Huntington's disease: what we know so far & what copper has to do with the mutant prote

  • Oz Buzz Video: Day 2

    Oz Buzz Video: Day 2

    25 min read

    The final day of Oz Buzz: the nightly news, interviews and features presentation from the HD World Congress 2011

  • Oz Buzz Video: Day 1

    Oz Buzz Video: Day 1

    32 min read

    Day 1 of Oz Buzz: the nightly news, interviews and features presentation from the HD World Congress 2011

  • Oz Buzz Updates: Day 3

    Oz Buzz Updates: Day 3

    5 min read

    Day 3 of our coverage of the Huntington's disease World Congress 2011 in Melbourne

  • Oz Buzz Updates: Day 2

    Oz Buzz Updates: Day 2

    6 min read

    Day 2 of our coverage of the Huntington's disease World Congress 2011 in Melbourne

  • Oz Buzz Updates: Day 1

    Oz Buzz Updates: Day 1

    4 min read

    Day 1 of our coverage of the Huntington's disease World Congress 2011 in Melbourne

  • Stand By for Oz Buzz

    Stand By for Oz Buzz

    3 min read

    Follow @HDBuzzFeed and send your questions for the World Congress on Huntington's disease

  • Ten golden rules for reading a scientific news story

    Ten golden rules for reading a scientific news story

    8 min read

    Avoid the hype: HDBuzz presents ten 'golden rules' for reading a news story or press release about Huntington's disea

  • Protein-folding drug helps HD mice… for a while

    Protein-folding drug helps HD mice… for a while

    6 min read

    A drug that activates an ancient cellular defense mechanism slows down HD in mice – but why didn’t the benefit last?

  • A back-to-front hidden message in the HD gene?

    A back-to-front hidden message in the HD gene?

    7 min read

    Unzip your genes! A backwards message, hidden in the 'backup DNA' of the Huntington's disease gene… what does it me