Articles with the topic: biomarkers

Cry your eyes out: detecting huntingtin in tears

Cry your eyes out: detecting huntingtin in tears

Is someone cutting onions? Expanded huntingtin can now be detected in tears to help scientists track disease progression.

Dr Sarah HernandezApril 10, 2024

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2023 - Day 3

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2023 - Day 3

Check out research updates from Day 3 of the 2022 HD Therapeutics Conference #HDTC2023

Joel Stanton, Dr Rachel Harding, Dr Leora Fox, and Dr Tamara MaiuriMay 22, 2023

Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) conference 2022 – Day 1

Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF) conference 2022 – Day 1

Read updates from clinical trials and scientific research on Huntington’s disease from Day 1 of the 2022 HDF Milton Wexler Biennial Symposium #HDF2022

Dr Rachel Harding and Dr Sarah HernandezAugust 31, 2022

Updates from uniQure about their gene therapy for Huntington's disease

Updates from uniQure about their gene therapy for Huntington's disease

uniQure is conducting safety trials of the first gene therapy for HD. A recent press release provided a 1 year update on the first group of 10 people who underwent surgery to receive this experimental drug. Let’s talk more about what it means.

Dr Leora Fox and Dr Rachel HardingJuly 11, 2022

Does blood hold the key to testing treatments earlier in HD patients?

Does blood hold the key to testing treatments earlier in HD patients?

A new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins describes a non-invasive way to track progression of Huntington’s disease. This could be used before patients even start showing symptoms to help test treatments in early stages of disease.

Dr Rachel HardingAugust 04, 2021

HD Young Adult Study defines the sweet spot: symptom-free with measurable changes

HD Young Adult Study defines the sweet spot: symptom-free with measurable changes

We know that HD-related changes can occur many years before symptom onset, but how early do those changes begin? A team of researchers set out to determine that with a new comprehensive study in pre-manifest HD young adults.

Dr Sarah HernandezMay 27, 2020

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 2

Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 - Day 2

HDBuzz reports from the annual Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference in Palm Springs

Dr Rachel Harding, Dr Sarah Hernandez, and Joel StantonMarch 01, 2020

Huntington's disease therapeutics conference 2019 - Day 2

Huntington's disease therapeutics conference 2019 - Day 2

New tools to bridge the gap between the lab and patients in our update from day 2 of the 2019 HD Therapeutics conference

Joel Stanton and Dr Jeff CarrollFebruary 28, 2019

New collaboration seeks to speed Huntington's disease drug licensing

New collaboration seeks to speed Huntington's disease drug licensing

Critical Path Institute launches new initiative to get HD drugs licensed as quickly as possible

Dr Jeff CarrollMay 10, 2018

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