A highly-anticipated scientific paper has landed! This new work challenges current theories in Huntington’s disease research, ...

Researchers have detected early changes in brain scans and biomarkers in young people with the Huntington’s disease gene, 20 ...

Cell replacement therapy is making massive strides for other diseases. But what about Huntington’s disease? Can we use ...

Peter attended medical school at Queen’s University Belfast. He is now a Specialty Registrar in Neurology in London and an Academic Clinical Fellow attached to the Huntington’s Disease Research Group ...

Leora Fox trained as a Huntington's Disease scientist, and obtained her PhD in 2016 at Columbia University, where she studied HD mouse models and how brain cells dispose of huntingtin protein. After ...

Proteins are like molecular dancers, with the cell acting as their dance floor. Proteins pair up with various partners to perform elaborate dances. Depending on who they partner with, they can carry ...

Many people living with Huntington’s disease (HD) lose motivation to carry out some tasks. A new study shows that these apathetic behaviors are because of a change in the brain’s ability to weigh cost ...

As we wave goodbye to 2024, the HDBuzz team reflects on a year marked by significant progress, challenges, and hope. From breakthroughs at the lab bench, advancements in drug development, and both ...

In plain language. Written by scientists. For the global HD community.

Dr. Sarah Hernandez is the Director of Research Programs at the Hereditary Disease Foundation (HDF). She carried out her postdoctoral work with Dr. Leslie Thompson at the University of California, ...