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Anti-nausea drug helps cells with the HD mutation stay healthy in a surprising way
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Anti-nausea drug meclizine protects cells with the HD mutation from death by reducing cellular energy production
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HDBuzz takes your questions to the annual therapeutics meeting of CHDI
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HDBuzz visits Palm Springs to talk with CHDI about the latest HD research. Send us your questions!
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Welcome to HDBuzz
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Welcome to HDBuzz. Huntington’s disease research news. In plain language. Written by scientists. For the global HD co
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Memantine in HD: dose is everything
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Memantine, a drug already used in Alzheimer’s disease, might help in HD, but a mouse study shows dose is everything.
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An active lifestyle may make a difference to HD symptoms
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More reasons to be active: a passive lifestyle may contribute to earlier onset of symptoms in HD.
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Frequently asked questions, January 2011
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Answers to frequently-asked questions about HD – the first in a regular series of HDBuzz FAQ articles.
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Getting the data out – a new scientific journal just for HD
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New scientific journal PLoS Currents HD promises rapid publication & open access, improving scientific communication
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Dimebon: disappointing in Alzheimer’s but might work in HD
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Dimebon – disappointing results in an Alzheimer’s disease trial, but hope remains for HD.
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Does HD cause brains to develop differently?
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Smaller total brain volumes in male HD mutation carriers suggests brain development may be different in HD.
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Is Huntington’s disease twice as common as we thought?
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New data suggest there may be twice as many people with HD symptoms as previously thought – and even more at risk
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
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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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Turning down huntingtin: Alnylam’s brezosiran shows promising early result
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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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Mending the fabric of your genes
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Could rewiring the brain’s “brakes” improve movement in Huntington’s disease?
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