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October 2026: This Month in Huntington’s Disease Research
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From sticky thoughts and pigs that model HD to DNA repair and promising drug trial results, October brought fresh insights into HD. Here’s what you might have missed!
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The genetic 'gray area' of Huntington's disease: what does it all mean?
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Intermediate alleles and reduced penetrance – the genetic 'gray area' of Huntington’s disease, explained
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Dimebon fails in late-stage human HD clinical trial
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Dimebon fails to improve symptoms in HD patients in the HORIZON trial
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FDA: further trial needed for Huntexil approval in HD
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Bad news for Huntexil – the FDA requires another trial before it can be approved in the US
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Successful gene therapy trial in Parkinson’s Disease gives hope for HD
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Success for brain ‘gene therapy’ in Parkinson’s disease – good news for similar treatments being developed in HD
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Gene silencing for HD: the story so far
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Is gene silencing as exciting as it sounds for HD, and what might the future hold?
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Interview: Graeme Bilbe, Global Head for Neuroscience at Novartis
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HDBuzz interviews Graeme Bilbe, Global Head for Neuroscience at pharmaceutical giant Novartis, about their HD researc
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What do sheep brains have to do with HD?
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How smart are sheep, and why do HD researchers care?
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Interview: CHDI Management
⏱️ 11 min read
HDBuzz interviews three top scientists from CHDI, the biggest funder and driver of HD research worldwide
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CHDI Report: Day 3
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Day 3 of CHDI’s HD therapeutics conference: growth factors and CHDI’s advanced therapies
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CHDI Report: Day 2
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Day 2 of CHDI’s HD therapeutics conference: figuring out energy problems in HD
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
FDA accepts BLA for Priority Review, with a target decision date of 1 May 2027.
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Updates from the ongoing Phase 3 INVEST-HD trial of votoplam
Updates from the Phase 1b/2a REGEN4HD trial of neural stem cell therapy hNSC-01
Updates from the ongoing Phase 2/3 FALCON-HD trial of SKY-0515
Previously featured
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October 2026: This Month in Huntington’s Disease Research
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Turning down huntingtin: Alnylam’s brezosiran shows promising early result
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Blurred Lines: When Similar Symptoms Can Mean Different Things
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Picking MSH3’s Pocket: New Insights into CAG Repeat Expansion
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What Pigs Revealed that Mice Missed in Huntington’s Disease
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