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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.
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What does COVID-19 mean for Huntington’s disease families and HD research?
COVID-19 update: what does it mean for HD families, how does it impact HD research, and how has it changed the way science works?
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Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference 2020 – Day 2
HDBuzz reports from the annual Huntington’s disease therapeutics conference in Palm Springs
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The third dimension: using minibrains to understand brain development changes in HD
Researchers show that highly expanded CAGs in the HD gene can cause early developmental changes using 3D brain models called organoids. What’d they find?
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HDSA FAQ on the Roche/Genentech RG6042 program
HDSA's frequently asked questions factsheet about the huntingtin-lowering trial ASO program was so good we stole it (with permission)
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Kids sometimes get Huntington’s disease too
Finally, a big study that shows what childhood HD looks like. This will help us work out if new drugs work in children too
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HDBuzz Enrolls in Enroll-HD
As promised, HDBuzz's Jeff Carroll finally signed up for the Enroll-HD study. Learn more about this important global HD "observational study" here.
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FDA approves a new drug for symptoms of Huntington's disease
Deutetrabenazine becomes the first new drug in a decade licensed by the FDA for symptoms of Huntington's disease
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Sorry folks, the PRIDE-HD trial did NOT show that Pridopidine slows the progression of Huntington's disease
HDBuzz helps untangle some bold claims about the just-announced results of the PRIDE-HD trial of pridopidine in HD
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Ultra-rare mutations highlight the importance of the HD gene in brain development
New technology enables researchers to find ultra-rare mutations in the HD gene, distinct from the one causing HD
By Megan Krench