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A Few Bad Seeds: Using Brain Fluid to Grow Clumps in Brain Cells
HD brain fluid makes brain cells grow clumps.
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Should we worry about a huntingtin invasion?
Cool lab experiments show the huntington's disease protein jumping between cells. Does this matter for HD patients?
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Going toe-to-toe with tau: new insights into the chemical basis of Huntington’s disease
Does tau protein – which causes problems in other neurodegenerative diseases – contribute to Huntington's disease?
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Jumping genes: Huntington's disease protein invades brain transplants
A long-term study of the brains of HD patients who received grafts of fetal tissue reveals a surprising result
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Raptor announces results of cysteamine trial for Huntington's disease
Raptor Pharmaceuticals announces intermediate results from a long-term study of cysteamine in Huntington's disease
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Sleep, cilia and HD
New studies shed some light on the function of sleep in animals, with interesting implications for HD research
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Joint HDBuzz Prizewinner: Pennies for your neurons — copper’s bad influence on Huntington’s disease
There is copper in your brain! Check out how copper and the Huntington’s disease protein are partners in crime.
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DNA shutdown proteins in Huntington's disease: More than meets the eye
Blocking HDAC4 improves Huntington's disease-related problems in cells and mice – but in a surprising way
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New study sheds light on regional degeneration in HD
Why do certain brain cells die in HD? New research suggests is may be due to the efficiency of cellular recycling
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Dyeing to prevent dying? Methylene blue beneficial in Huntington's disease mice
A bolt from the blue – methylene blue may fight Huntington's disease by preventing protein clumps