disease-connections
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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.
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Early exposure to the HD protein may cause life-long symptoms
A surprising new mouse study suggests the mutant HD gene may do some of its damage during embryonic development
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Important drug targets yielded by new genetic study of HD
A genetic study confirms that minute differences in DNA repair genes can influence the age of HD symptom onset.
By Dr Leora Fox -
Mapping the anatomy of HD: a whole-brain history
A new book for researchers describes a century of HD anatomy and presents evidence that HD affects the whole brain.
By Dr Leora Fox -
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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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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What the 'big neurodegeneration breakthrough' means for Huntington's disease
Are recent findings in mice injected with 'prions' as important for Huntington's disease as widely reported?
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Gene silencing drug safe in ALS patients… bring on Huntington's disease trials
Gene silencing drug injected into spinal fluid in ALS patients proves safe. Good news for similar planned HD trials.
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'Guard dog' proteins reveal surprising connections between Huntington's disease and other brain disorders
DNA/RNA-binding proteins may be involved in the damage caused by Huntington's disease and other major brain disorders