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Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) conference 2024 – Day 3
Read our live tweet compilation from clinical trials and scientific research on Huntington’s disease from Day 3 of the 2024 HDF Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium #HDF2024
August 12, 2024
Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) conference 2024 – Day 4
Read our live tweet compilation from clinical trials and scientific research on Huntington’s disease from Day 4 of the 2024 HDF Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium #HD2024
August 13, 2024
Steady progress from uniQure - promising data to end the year
uniQure ushered in the end of the year by releasing some promising data from their huntingtin-lowering gene therapy trials
August 16, 2024
Mini brains grown in a dish shed light on Huntington’s disease and how we might treat it
Exciting new findings using 3D human lab-grown mini brains inform ongoing HTT-lowering trials and suggest that stem cell transplants for HD may improve cell-to-cell communication and reduce disease features.
August 23, 2024
Hope vs. hype: seeking truth in recent Prilenia headlines
Although pridopidine has suffered four negative trials for HD, the message from Prilenia continues to be positive. What is hope and what is hype in this sixteen-year quest for regulatory approval?
September 10, 2024
Highlighting a link between brain disorders on Ataxia Awareness Day
September 25th is Ataxia Awareness Day, so HDBuzz is highlighting the connections between HD and Ataxia research. Learn about how these fields have historically grown in parallel and informed one another.
September 25, 2024
14 changes for a healthier brain
In 2019, there were ~57 million people living with dementia. By 2050, that number is expected to climb to 153 million. Changes in the 14 factors highlighted here can improve brain health and be applied to Huntington’s disease.
September 30, 2024
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October 07, 2024
Interruptions are encouraged
A CRISPR-based approach called “base editing” is being explored to develop a new potential treatment for Huntington's disease. Editing a single letter in the genetic code with base editing may be the key for delaying HD symptoms, maybe by a decade.
October 14, 2024
Bringing HD Treatments to Market: The Role of Regulatory Oversight
Moving drugs from the lab bench to pharmacy shelves is no small task. In this article we delve into the role regulatory oversight plays in clinical trials and the approval of medicines for Huntington’s disease.
October 21, 2024
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