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Putting it in print: a clinical trial trying to rein in runaway pruning
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Joining the Starting Lineup: MutLβ’s Role in DNA Repeat Expansions
⏱️8 min read | Scientists have known that MutLβ is linked to repeat expansion but not exactly how. A study reveals that the MutLβ protein complex is a main player supporting and interacting with key DNA repair proteins to drive DNA repeat expansions.
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Catching a Giant Protein: Five New Ways to Grab Huntingtin
⏱️8 min read | Scientists screened over a trillion tiny ring-shaped protein fragments to find ones that can grab onto the huntingtin. They captured huntingtin straight out of cells and discovered it’s almost always paired with a partner called HAP40.
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: When Self-Awareness Shifts in Huntington’s Disease
⏱️6 min read | A new study suggests that reduced awareness of symptoms, known as anosognosia, may appear even in the earliest stages of HD. The findings highlight that understanding symptom progression requires more than one perspective.
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More Than Just Food: The Hidden Challenges of Eating with Huntington’s Disease
⏱️8 min read | People with Huntington’s disease commonly experience unintended weight loss. A recent article identified the challenges around HD’s impact on eating and weight maintenance, and explored how families and professionals navigate them.
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Roche ends two Huntington’s disease drug programmes after disappointing results
⏱️ 10 min read | Roche announced it is stopping development of two of its huntingtin-lowering ASO drugs, tominersen and RG6496. This marks a disappointing end to an important chapter in HD clinical research.
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Are we finally getting that PET we’ve always wanted?
⏱️8 min read | For the past 20 years, PET tracers have been a game-changer for Alzheimer’s disease, making it possible to see amyloid plaques in the brain without invasive procedures. So what about Huntington’s?
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Skyhawk Shares A Closer Look at SKY-0515 Data, Plus A Peek At Expanding US Trial Access
⏱️ 6 min read | New 12-month data from Skyhawk’s SKY-0515 is in and all four measures that make up the cUHDRS are at or above baseline, beating expected natural decline. Plus, a first look at expanding US trial sites.
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June 2026: This Month in Huntington’s Disease Research
⏱️ 10 min read | 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.
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Precision Pruning with PROTACs: Selective Targeting of Toxic Huntingtin
⏱️6 min read | PROTACs act like a precision pruning tool, trimming away toxic huntingtin protein while leaving the healthy form intact. In cells and HD mice, this targeted clean-up improved health and slowed disease features.
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Your DNA Shouldn’t Cost You Your Insurance: What HD Families Need to Know
⏱️13 min read | Australia just made history by banning life insurers from using genetic testing against you. But for HD families in other countries, the laws meant to protect haven’t kept pace with the science. Let’s break down what you need to know.
HDBuzz Trial Tracker
Sites for Phase 3 trial for votoplam, INVEST-HD, now open. Updates on recruitment and first dosing imminent.
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REGEN4HD, Phase 1 stem cell implantation study commences
Progress update for NCT06585449 – A Study to Evaluate ALN-HTT02
