This Week In Huntington's Disease Research keeps you up-to-date on HDSA research activities, recently published work about Huntington’s disease, historical moments in HD research and more.

Tracks of HD tears, Genetic testing impacts, HD history

Posted on April 11, 2024

Tracks of HD Tears: HD Buzz on new markers of HD progression  Researchers from Germany and the Netherlands have been…

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Postcard from Dubrovnik, History of Observational Studies, Cell Transplants to Treat HD

Posted on August 3, 2023

Postcard from Dubrovnik  In April of 2023, more than 400 scientists from around the world met in Dubrovnik Croatia for…

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Today in HD History, HDSA Disability Advocacy Survey, Webinar on Brain Imaging in HD

Posted on April 13, 2023

Today in HD history  On April 13th, 1872, George Huntington published a paper called “On Chorea,” describing the disease that…

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Research Webinars, HDSA Podcast, and HD in the Brain

Posted on February 2, 2023

HDSA Presents: February Research Webinars with Roche and Novartis   This month, HDSA has not one, but TWO research webinars…

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HDSA Convention Registration, Clinical Trial Strategy, HDF Webinar Series

Posted on January 19, 2023

Registration for the 38th Annual HDSA Convention is now open!   Join us in New Orleans, Louisiana, from June 1-3…

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Roche/Genentech Community Letter and More Survey Study Opportunities in the New Year 

Posted on January 12, 2023

Roche/Genentech Community Letter: GENERATION HD2 Study Now Open  On January 11th, Roche/Genentech shared a community letter stating that the GENERATION…

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HDBuzz, STAT News, Ask the Scientists, & More 

Posted on December 15, 2022

HDBuzz Covers Latest Update from Novartis   Last week, Novartis shared that they will end development of branaplam for HD. Dosing of…

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This Week’s Blog: 9.29.22

Posted on September 29, 2022

Summer Research Recap   This summer was full of ups and downs in HD research. Following a research webinar in August that recapped challenging clinical trials…

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This Week’s Blog: 9.22.22

Posted on September 22, 2022

Wave Life Sciences announces positive results from SELECT-HD  Earlier this week, Wave Life Sciences shared a positive update from the…

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Celebrate HDSA Founder’s Day on September 18th

Posted on September 15, 2022

55 years ago, Marjorie Guthrie sought out volunteers from across the country and created the first network of support for…

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HDSA Research Webinar Recording: All you need to know about PROOF-HD

Posted on September 8, 2022

This week HDSA hosted a research webinar in which Dr. Michael Hayden, CEO of Prilenia, and clinical leads Drs. Andy…

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HDSA webinar Sept 7th: All you Need to Know About PROOF-HD

Posted on September 1, 2022

In its Phase III trial, PROOF-HD, Prilenia is currently studying the effects of pridopidine on total functional capacity in people with HD. On…

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Novartis releases community update on VIBRANT-HD

Posted on August 25, 2022

This week, Novartis released a community update on VIBRANT-HD, the phase 2b study of branaplam in adults with HD. The statement…

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HDSA Centers of Excellence program now accepting LOI’s for 2023 designation  

Posted on August 18, 2022

HDSA Centers of Excellence program now accepting LOI’s for 2023 designation   HDSA’s Centers of Excellence (COE) Program is the…

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#LetsTalkAboutHD Clinical Trials

Posted on August 11, 2022

Multiple pieces of news about ongoing clinical trials were shared this week by companies developing therapies for HD. We discuss…

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HDSA Center of Excellence Directors discuss biomarkers for HD

Posted on August 4, 2022

Neurofilament Light Chain (NfL) is a structural protein found in brain cells. In neurodegenerative diseases, circulating levels of NfL tend to be…

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ENROLL-HD Celebrates 10-year Anniversary

Posted on July 28, 2022

On July 25, 2012, the first participant entered ENROLL-HD,  the world’s largest observational study of Huntington’s disease that monitors how the disease…

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HD Buzz Roundtable: HD Scientists talk research with Help4HD

Posted on July 21, 2022

In a new  series on the Help4HD podcast, host Lauren Holder will meet with members of the HDBuzz editorial staff…

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Now Streaming: Recordings from the 37th Annual HDSA Convention are LIVE!

Posted on July 14, 2022

Whether you were unable to join us this year for Convention or just want to brush up on what you learned,…

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Unpacking uniQure’s safety data: HDBuzz breaks down AMT-130 updates

Posted on July 7, 2022

Two weeks ago, uniQure released a safety update for the first 10 participants in the low-dose cohort of the phase I/II trial…

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