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PBT2

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?

By Dr Jeff Carroll, PhD

February 20, 2014
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.

By Terry Jo Bichell

January 30, 2014
Prana Biotech publishes Huntington's disease animal model data for PBT2

Prana Biotechnology has released data demonstrating their drug, PBT2, is effective in animal models of HD

By Dr Jeff Carroll, PhD

January 14, 2013
EuroBuzz News: Day 2

EuroBuzz news: Day 2. Ed and Jeff reporting from the European Huntington’s Disease Network 2012 meeting in Stockholm

By Professor Ed Wild, MRCP, PhD

September 15, 2012
Prana Biotech's new trial of PBT2 in Huntington's disease: the lowdown

Prana Biotech's PBT2 trial in Huntington's disease: what we know so far & what copper has to do with the mutant prote

By Professor Ed Wild, MRCP, PhD

October 3, 2011