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DNA Repair in Huntington’s Disease: Not Up to Par?
Scientists are working to understand some of the earliest changes to DNA repair caused by Huntington’s disease (HD) – insights that could help uncover new…
Unlocking the Mind’s Eye: How Huntington’s Disease Changes How We See and Process the World
Imagine waking up one day and realizing that the world around you no longer looks the same. Faces are harder to recognize, navigating familiar streets…
Red Light, Green Light: How Huntington’s Disease Influences Genetic Traffic Lights
For Huntington’s disease (HD), a lot of attention goes to the genetic change that causes HD, but new research is shining a light on something…
Navigating the Genetic River: How Tiny Variants Could Shift the Course of Huntington’s Disease
Imagine the gene that causes Huntington’s disease (HD) as a vast river. At its source is the CAG repeat – a genetic letter code that…
Excitement and Anticipation as PTC’s Huntington’s Disease Drug Clears a Major Hurdle to Sprint Home
On May 5th, PTC Therapeutics released results from their ongoing Phase 2 PIVOT-HD clinical trial for PTC-518, now called votoplam. Excitingly, they announced that this…