drug-development – Page 8

Prana announces results of Reach2HD trial of PBT2 for Huntington's disease

Results are in for a clinical trial testing the drug PBT2 for HD. Are the claims in the announcement justified?

February 20, 2014

A new study claims that high-dose creatine "slows the onset of Huntington Disease". How much hope and how much hype?

February 11, 2014

Roche's 'brain shuttle' sneaks drugs past the blood-brain barrier. Could it work for HD gene silencing drugs?

January 20, 2014

A recent HD animal study reveals that a small molecule drug could be an effective “Trk” to target for HD therapeutics

January 2, 2014

Why do certain brain cells die in HD? New research suggests is may be due to the efficiency of cellular recycling

November 12, 2013

Are recent findings in mice injected with 'prions' as important for Huntington's disease as widely reported?

By Eric Minikel

October 15, 2013

Damage to cells caused by oxidative stress is part of HD – could a new targeted drug help reduce this problem?

December 3, 2012

New ‘single-stranded RNA’ gene silencing drugs could be safer & more effective to treat Huntington’s disease

September 24, 2012

Lithium gets a second chance in HD – with a new chemical delivery method, tested in Huntington’s disease mice

September 2, 2012

CHDI and Pfizer announce exciting animal work and plans for a human trial with a drug targeting 'phosphodiesterases'.

June 7, 2012