Viruses and the brain
Viruses and the brain JAN25 2015 I am certain most of you would have heard that some of the therapies being developed for HD and other neurodegenerative indications involve the use of viruses to deliver a gene therapy agent. This is true in the case of HD, we are working with 3 companies that have […]
First home renovation project completed in Medellin with the help of Acolpeh and Habitat for Humanity!
In April 2014, the first home renovation project started in Medellin, as a collaborative project between Factor-H, Habitat for Humanity, and Acolpeh. Together we raised over US$8000 through the Habitat web site, and together we identified a few families in need of improved housing conditions. The first project took 3 weeks to complete and required […]
Reparto de donacion de ropa para las comunidades de Colombia – gracias a todos/todas por apoyar este esfuerzo de Factor-H
Finalemente hemos podido hacer llegar las donaciones de ropa a las comunidades colombianas de El Dificil (Magdalena), Medellin, Bogota, Juan de Acosta y Cordoba. La ropa (mas de 300 kilos de cajas) fueron mandadas gratis por DHL, quien colaboro con nosotros a traves de su convencio de cooperacion con la Conexion Colombia, una ONG que […]
Clothes get delivered to communities in need – thank you friends for supporting Factor-H efforts
Finally, we were able to donate more than 500 pounds of clothes for the Colombian communities. DHL sent the boxes free of charge to Factor-H, courtesy of Conexion Colombia, an NGO who financed the shipment. The clothes were sent to El Dificil (Magdalena State), Juan de Acosta, Bogota, Medellin, and Cordoba. Thanks for all the […]
Por favor ver este video sobre las comunidades afectadas de Latinoamerica!
Claudia Perandones monto este video para una charla que dio recientemente en las oficinas de CHDI en Los Angeles. Es una exposicion de las comunidades mas afectadas por EH en el continente sudamericano. Por favor miradlo, pasadselo a la gente, y ayudanos a que la gente conozca de la existencia de estas comunidades y de […]
Please see this video about the communities in Latin America!
Claudia Perandones put this video together for her recent visit to the CHDI offices in Los Angeles, USA. It is a moving account of all the clusters that are documented in latinamerica. Please look at it, share it, and help increase awareness of their existence and of the problems these communities face. http://vimeo.com/91513375 Thanks nacho
Stem cells and HD drug discovery
Last week, CHDI hosted a stem cell meeting in Princeton, NJ, chaired by Thomas Vogt (CHDI’s new VP for Discovery & Systems Biology), and myself. We hosted several eminent scientists working on the use of stem cells for understanding HD pathogenesis, and identifying new mechanisms for potential therapeutic treatments. The meeting did not cover the […]
Articulo sobre Juan de Acosta en Colombia
La poblacion de la EH de Juan de Acosta es una de las poblaciones mas grandes del mundo en cuanto a prevalencia de la enfermedad. Hace algo mas de un año visite a esta comunidad en Colombia, donde me reuni con el Dr. Daza, el neurologo que llevaba tratando a los pacientes locales desde hace […]
clothes donated by Factor-H arrive in the communities in Colombia
500 pounds (300+ kilograms) of donated clothes have arrived at several communities in Colombia. Thanks to the Conexion Colombia NGO (www.conexioncolombia.com) , all the donated clothes Factor-H collected in Los Angeles have made it to their destinations. This is the first ‘international’ shipment of donated goods to benefit the Colombian families. we Hope that in […]
Human genetics research sheds new hope in modulating the progression of HD
Human genetics research sheds new hope in modulating the progression of HD MAR23 2014 It is not unfair to say that almost the entire field of therapeutic development for the treatment of HD is founded on the learnings that stem from the cloning of the gene causative of HD, the huntingtin gene. As a monogenic disorder […]
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