This gene contains the instructions for making the huntingtin proteinhuntingtin protein The protein produced by the HD gene..

6 min read | A new study suggests that reduced awareness of symptoms, known as anosognosia, may appear even in the earliest ...

Among the problems faced by people with Huntington’s disease (HD), a common one is weight loss. Many individuals with the disease lose weight over time, even when they are trying to eat enough. This ...

Today, Roche announced in a community letter difficult news for the Huntington’s disease (HD) community, discontinuing two separate clinical programmes after new data emerged from ongoing studies. The ...

In plain language. Written by scientists. ⏱️8 min read | People with Huntington’s disease commonly experience unintended weight loss. A recent article identified the challenges around HD’s impact on ...

Huntington’s disease researchers have been eagerly awaiting a new PET. No, not a puppy or a kitten or even a pet turtle, but a PET tracer to visualize huntingtin (HTTHTT one abbreviation for the gene ...

Rachel Harding is an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto. She holds cross appointments at the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Structural ...

Jeff is an Associate Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA. Throughout his academic career, Jeff’s focus has been on better understanding, and ...

Huntington’s disease (HD) involves the loss of cells in the striatum, an area of the brain that plays important roles in movement, cognition, and behaviour. For decades, researchers have been ...

Skyhawk Therapeuticstherapeutics treatments has announced by press release new 12-month data from their Phase 1/2 trial of SKY-0515, an experimental oral treatment for Huntington’s disease (HD). The ...

⏱️ 5 min read | A recent study suggests that strengthening the brain’s own clean-up system could slow Huntington’s disease. Cells in our body have a trash-disposal system to remove any damaged or ...

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