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Efficacy Of Gene Therapy In Mouse Models Of Huntington's Disease Shown By Caltech Researchers

02 November 2009

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have shown that a highly specific intrabody (an antibody fragment that works against a target inside a cell) is capable of stalling the development of...
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New TAU Formulation May Slow Down Parkinson's, Alzheimer's And Huntington's Diseases

28 October 2009

Working like an architect, Prof. Hagit Eldar-Finkelman of Tel Aviv University's Sackler School of Medicine is "building" a new drug, L803-MTS, to treat a number of central nervous system (CNS) diseases like Alzheimer's...
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Gladstone And Partners Receive $3.7 Million For Huntington's Disease Research

15 October 2009

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a "Grand Opportunity" grant of $3.7 million to a consortium formed with the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease (GIND) and the Taube-Koret Center for Huntington's...
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Huntingtons Disease News Articles Archive - Page 1

30 September 2009

Protein Inhibitor Helps Rid Brain Of Toxic Tau Protein

28 September 2009

Mechanism For Potential Friedreich's Ataxia Drug Uncovered

02 August 2009

What Is Huntington's Disease? What Causes Huntington's Disease?

01 August 2009

Pfizer And Medivation Initiate Phase 3 Trial Of Dimebon In Patients With Huntington Disease

23 July 2009

Disturbed Calcium Signaling May Play A Critical Role In Brain Cell Degeneration

21 July 2009

In Huntington's Patients, Transplanted Neurons Develop Disease-Like Pathology

15 July 2009

Huntington's: Researchers Gain Insight Into Mechanism Underlying The Disease

15 June 2009

Huntington's Disease Deciphered

12 June 2009

Risk Of Discrimination For Individuals With Family History Of Genetic Disease

11 June 2009

Transmission Of Huntington's Disease To Offspring Among Male Carriers: Risk Estimated By Researchers

06 June 2009

Discovery Of Tiny Protein-Activator Responsible For Brain Cell Damage In Huntington Disease

21 May 2009

Identifying Pathways In The Brain To Understand The Underlying Molecular Mechanism Of Huntington's Disease

20 May 2009

New Tool Helps Researchers Identify DNA Patterns Of Cancer, Genetic Disorders

07 May 2009

Gene Key To Alzheimer's-Like Reversal In Mice Identified By MIT-Led Team

04 May 2009

Small Molecules Might Block Mutant Protein Production In Huntington's Disease

21 April 2009

USC Researchers Uncover Clues About Cause Of Huntington's Disease

New Hope For Using Gene Therapy To Treat Neurodegenerative Disorder

18 April 2009

Changes In Brain Discovered Long Before Huntington Disease Takes Hold

14 April 2009

Amarin's Marketing Authorization Application For AMR101 To Treat Huntington's Disease Accepted For Review By EMEA

13 April 2009

New Therapeutic Strategy Could Target Toxic Protein In Most Patients With Huntington's Disease

04 April 2009

Modification Of Mutant Huntingtin Protein Increases Its Clearance From Brain Cells

30 March 2009

Gladstone Institutes Establishes Taube-Koret Center For Huntington's Disease Research, Aims To Cure Huntington's By 2020

27 March 2009

Targeted Program To Cure Huntington's By 2020

13 March 2009

Ampakines Reverse Memory Loss In Animal Model Of Huntington's Disease

09 March 2009

Studies In Animals Demonstrate AMPAKINE Molecules Reverse Memory Loss In Huntington's Disease

Molecular '2-Step' Leading To Protein Clumps Of Huntington's Disease Described By Pitt Researchers

04 February 2009

News From The Journal Of Neuroscience 3-Feb-2009

20 January 2009

Research Breakthrough Targets Genetic Diseases

08 January 2009

Using Lasers To Destroy Amyloid Proteins

07 January 2009

Clioquinol Inhibits Action Of The CLK1 Aging Gene, May Alleviate Alzheimer's

11 December 2008

Brain Deletion Of FK506-Binding Protein Enhances Repetitive Behaviors In Mice

09 December 2008

Participants In Clinical Trials Should Be Viewed As Partners In Research

08 December 2008

Novel Histone Demethylase Protein Complex Discovered By Researchers At Stowers Institute's Workman Lab

01 December 2008

Cambridge Laboratories Announces Launch Of XENAZINE(R) (Tetrabenazine) In The US

28 November 2008

'Deranged Calcium Signaling' Contributes To Neurological Disorder, UT Southwestern Researchers Find

25 November 2008

Chorea Associated With Huntington's Disease Ovation - Nationwide Availability Of Xenazine (tetrabenazine) Tablets In U.S.

18 November 2008

New Clue Emerges For Cellular Damage In Huntington's Disease

11 November 2008

Raptor Pharmaceuticals To Collaborate With Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers For Phase II Clinical Trial In Huntington's Disease

15 October 2008

2008 Horwitz Prize Awarded To Arthur Horwich & Ulrich Hartl For Cellular Protein Folding

11 October 2008

Antioxidants Could Help Huntington's Disease Sufferers

07 October 2008

Structure Of Important Neurological Receptor Defined By Scripps Research Scientists

24 September 2008

Compounds That Prevent Nerve Damage Discovered By Duke Team

20 September 2008

Repligen Announces Publication Of Positive Results With Proprietary HDAC Inhibitor In Huntington's Disease Model

08 September 2008

Pfizer And Medivation Agreement To Co-Develop And Market Dimebon For Alzheimer's And Huntington's Diseases Treatment

04 September 2008

News Tips From The Journal Of Neuroscience

18 August 2008

FDA Approves New Huntington's Drug

16 August 2008

Statement On FDA's Approval Of XENAZINE(R) For The Treatment Of Chorea Associated With Huntington's Disease

07 August 2008

Scientists Create Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines

15 July 2008

Huntington's Disease: Catching It Early

Researchers Link Huntington's Disease To Overactive Immune Response In The Brain

08 July 2008

Medivation Announces Positive Top-Line Results From Phase 2 Dimebon Study In Huntington's Disease

11 June 2008

A Protein Sequence Associated With Huntington's Disease May Become Life-Saving Vaccine Component

10 June 2008

Raptor Pharmaceuticals Corp. Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation For Cysteamine In Huntington's Disease

09 June 2008

Huntington's Disease Research And Bay Area Man Hope To Find Cure For Huntington's Disease

05 June 2008

KanekaQ10™ To Be Used In Phase III Clinical Trial On Coenzyme Q10's Effects On Huntington's Disease

26 May 2008

Mutant Protein In Huntington's Disease Model Mopped Up By 'Intrabody'

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Most Popular Articles For Huntingtons Disease

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What Is Huntington's Disease? What Causes Huntington's Disease?
02 Aug 2009
Huntington's disease is an incurable, hereditary brain disorder. It is a devastating brain disorder for which there is no currently 'effective' treatment. Nerve cells become damaged, causing various parts of the brain to deteriorate...

Huntington's Disease Deciphered
15 Jun 2009

Pfizer And Medivation Initiate Phase 3 Trial Of Dimebon In Patients With Huntington Disease
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Protein Inhibitor Helps Rid Brain Of Toxic Tau Protein
30 Sep 2009

Discovery Of Tiny Protein-Activator Responsible For Brain Cell Damage In Huntington Disease
06 Jun 2009

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