Leora Fox

Staff Writer

New York, USA

Leora Fox is a PhD student in Neurobiology and Behavior at Columbia University, working in the laboratory of Dr. Ai Yamamoto. She uses a mouse model of Huntington’s disease to study how brain cells clear away deposits of mutant huntingtin protein. She is a member of Neuwrite, a group of writers and scientists who collaborate to communicate science to the public in novel and accurate ways.

Articles written by Leora Fox

• HDSA’s Q&A on the latest huntingtin-lowering update from Ionis and Roche
• New roles for huntingtin: removing a healthy protein to understand its function
• A step forward for gene editing: CRISPR-Cas9 and HD
• New study reveals a potential HD biomarker
• Sheep leading the flock: metabolism and biomarkers in HD
• Huntingtin grabs a hammer: DNA repair in HD
• Huntingtin takes a trip: harmful proteins pass between brain cells
• Important drug targets yielded by new genetic study of HD
• Harnessing the power of viruses to treat Huntington's disease
• A recycled drug gives us new insight in to HD
• Through the eyes of a friend: changes in mood and behavior in early HD
• Mapping the anatomy of HD: a whole-brain history
• Would ewe believe it? GM1, sheep and Huntington's disease
• Novel research technique suggests an antioxidant gene protects vulnerable neurons
• Huntington's disease clinical trial announcement: huntingtin-lowering drug to enter Phase I trial in 2015
• Melatonin alterations in Huntington's disease help explain trouble with sleep
• Joint HDBuzz Prizewinner: Yeast studies suggest a new way to protect cells from 'oxidative damage'