October was an insight-rich month in Huntington’s disease research: additional clarity around uniQure’s AMT-130, mapping how and where HD changes the brain, early mechanistic studies targeting DNA ...
Why do some brain cells die first in HD? New study shows changes in gene activity begin at birth in mice, especially in striatum & cortex—mapped with spatial & single-cell tools. A new study in mouse ...
Not every news source put out a headline that exaggerated the results. Some of the more level-headed articles underscored ...
As we begin 2025, we look back on all of the Huntington’s disease research news and progress the field has made in the last 12 months. May 7 is Brain Donation Awareness Day. Today we highlight the ...
SKY-0515, an oral drug, safely lowers huntingtin in people with HD and may also reduce PMS1. This could offer a possible two-pronged approach to treat HD. SKY-0515 is now being tested in a larger ...
Figuring out how many people have 36 or more CAG repeats, but never show up to a doctor, is a bit like an iceberg. There’s a ...
We’re back for Day 2 of Huntington’s Disease (HD) Clinical Research Congress in Nashville, Tennessee! Daniel Claassen from HSG and Cristina Sampaio from CHDI kick off the meeting with an overview of ...
Catch up on all the latest HD news from Day 3 of the Huntington’s Disease Clinical Research Congress in Nashville, USA. Catch up on all the latest HD news from Day 2 of the Huntington’s Disease ...
This month, HDBuzz is attending the first Huntington’s Disease (HD) Clinical Research Congress in Nashville, Tennessee. Gathered at this meeting are hundreds of scientists, doctors, and industry ...
A team of scientists have discovered small molecules that block the DNA repair protein MSH3, thought to be a key driver of repeat expansion in Huntington’s disease (HD). Although still at an early ...
We’re proud to announce Gravity Guignard as a 2025 HDBuzz Prize winner! A new study points to one of the reasons why past HD trials might have failed. The good news? This shows the path to safer drugs ...