36th Annual HDSA Convention: Being Prepared for Huntington’s Disease Emergencies
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36th Annual HDSA Convention: Being Prepared for Huntington’s Disease Emergencies

Patient Worthy signed up to cover several sessions at the Huntington's Disease Society of America's (HDSA) 36th Annual Convention, which was held virtually this year. This event features informative presentations…

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It Just Makes “Antisense:” Using Genetic Medicine to Treat Rare Diseases
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It Just Makes “Antisense:” Using Genetic Medicine to Treat Rare Diseases

  As previously published in Scientific American, slightly after her first birthday, Emma Larson lost the use of her legs and started experiencing difficulty crawling. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular…

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Mouse Models Prove Success of Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Huntington’s Disease

Research has recently been published in Nature Communications that shows the success of a new gene therapy in the treatment of Huntington's Disease. This therapy, an adeno-associated virus-based gene therapy, was tested…

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Neuroscientists Use Genetic Screen to Identify Huntington’s Disease Drug Targets
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Neuroscientists Use Genetic Screen to Identify Huntington’s Disease Drug Targets

By Jodee Redmond from In The Cloud Copy Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have recently announced they have identified hundreds of genes that are required for neuron survival. The…

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A Scientist Dedicated Her Life to Researching Huntington’s Disease Before Facing a Diagnosis Herself
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A Scientist Dedicated Her Life to Researching Huntington’s Disease Before Facing a Diagnosis Herself

According to a story from Yahoo News, Dr. Nancy Wexler spent around 20 years in Venezuela conducting pivotal research on a deadly rare genetic disorder: Huntington's disease. On Lake Maracaibo,…

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Experimental Treatment for Huntington’s Disease Earns Orphan Drug Designation in the EU
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Experimental Treatment for Huntington’s Disease Earns Orphan Drug Designation in the EU

According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biotechnology company Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals Inc., has announced recently that its experimental drug EHP-102 has earned Orphan Drug designation from the European Medicines…

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