monthly recap

September brought progress across the HD research landscape. From brain waves and visual thinking to DNA repeats, nutrition, inclusive care, new technologies, and encouraging SKY-0515 data, we round up a busy month in Huntington’s disease research. 

August was another busy month for HD research! Learnings from past trials, new approaches to huntingtin lowering, the start of INSIGHTT and PRECISE-HD, three packed days at HD2026, and the HDBuzz Prize: we’ve got you covered. 

July was a hard month for Huntington’s disease research, with Roche ending two HD programs. But the month also brought promising new tools, a new player in somatic expansion, and important work on eating and self-awareness in HD.

From the clinic, we heard from uniQure about their recent FDA meeting, a stem cell trial dosed its first participant, and Skyhawk shared data on SKY-0515. In the lab, the science of slowing HD at the DNA level keeps building.

May 2026: 2 year data from the votoplam trial suggests disease progression may slow; AMT-130 heads to the UK for regulatory review; pigs reveal immune cells invading the HD brain; and new science zooms in on toxic huntingtin fragments.

April 2026 showed us a toxic HTT fragment is center stage in mouse research, CRISPR is showing promise in mouse studies, AI and wearables move closer to the clinic, and 2 studies shine a light on the weight carried by HD caregivers.

March brought us the annual CHDI therapeutics conference along with updates from 3 ongoing clinical trials. We also covered new research on somatic expansion and honored the community that built our science during Gratitude Day.

February 2026 HD research recap: published trial data from branaplam trial; new insights into the genetics of the HD “grey zone”; plus worms, brain circuits, eye tracking, and the hidden psychological weight of living at risk.

January 2026 HD research recap: SKY-0515 shows promising safety data, community advocacy helps secure critical FDA meeting for AMT-130, plus new insights on sleep, vaccines, and symptom management. Read the full roundup!

From stem-cell “tooth fairy therapy” to gene therapy roadblocks and new genetic insights, November was big for HD research. Catch all of these stories in our monthly summary!