8 min read | February 2026 HD research recap: published trial data from branaplam trial; new insights into the genetics of the HD “grey zone”; plus worms, brain circuits, eye tracking, and the hidden ...
At other times, stepping into the non-HD world allowed them to rest, recover, and reconnect with who they were, beyond the ...
A new review from the University of Cambridge explores ocular biomarkers in HD, including retinal scans and eye movement tracking.
The most obvious changes related to Huntington’s disease (HD) happen to neurons, the nervous system’s messenger cells that send and receive information throughout the brain and spinal cord. However, ...
The most complex computer in the world is not made of microchips – it’s sitting right inside your head. Although the fastest supercomputers rival the human brain for raw computational power, nothing ...
For many people raised in families affected by Huntington’s disease (HD), childhood isn’t just about scraped knees and schoolbooks. It can also mean living with uncertainty, emotional turbulence, and ...
This week, we heard an update from Roche about their huntingtin-lowering therapy, tominersen, currently being tested in the GENERATION HD2 trial. An independent data monitoring committee (iDMC) that ...
Last month, we relayed positive news from uniQure’s trial testing AMT-130, a gene therapy delivered via brain surgery to lower huntingtin (HTT). Data released by uniQure in June suggested AMT-130 was ...
UniQure has announced positive top-line results from its Phase I/II trial of AMT-130, a one-time gene therapy being tested in people with Huntington’s disease (HD). Topline data is a summary of the ...
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 trial met its primary endpoint – ...
A BLA, or Biologics Licensing Application, is the formal dossier of information that a company uses to request permission to market a biologic, which is a therapy created from living organisms, like ...
We are back with Day 2 of the virtual 2021 CHDI Therapeutics conference. This article summarises our live Twitter updates on the exciting science being presented, which you can continue to follow with ...