At Risk for Huntington's Disease

HD is a genetically caused brain disorder that causes uncontrollable bodily movements and robs people's ability to walk, talk, eat, and think. The final result is a slow, ugly death. Children of parents with HD have a 50-50 chance of inheriting the disease. There is no cure or treatment.

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Ten years out of the terrible and lonely Huntington’s disease closet, as new research and investments offer hope for treatments

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  Ten years ago this month, I exited the “terrible and lonely Huntington’s disease closet” by publishing an essay on my pl...
Friday, October 21, 2022

After abrupt shutdown of Triplet Therapeutics, Huntington’s disease community regroups in the fight for therapies

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  Triplet Therapeutics, Inc., a Cambridge, MA-based start-up that aimed to transform the treatment of Huntington’s diseas...
Tuesday, September 20, 2022

Roche confirms second, more focused, trial of Huntington’s disease drug will start early next year

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  As anticipated , the pharmaceutical firm Roche will retest its Huntington’s disease gene silencing drug, tominersen, by...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

After other firms’ setbacks, Prilenia readies for readout on Huntington’s drug that improves daily function

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  August brought more difficult news for the Huntington’s disease community with the halting of yet two more clinical tria...
Tuesday, August 02, 2022

Bridging the Huntington’s and early onset Alzheimer’s disease communities: a report from a family conference

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  In the quest to conquer chronic illnesses, members of disease communities need to build solidarity and learn from one an...
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