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…

Pfizer’s PDE10 inhibitor enters clinical trials for HD JUN16 2013 This is a good year for HD, and for all working to develop medicines to treat all those affected. For the first time in CHDI’s existence, a clinical trial with a new drug entity will start this month. The collaboration…

Dear all – I am sure you are all aware of the importance of the Maracaibo communities in Venezuela for HD research. The incredible milestone of identifying the Huntingtin gene was possible because of the cooperation of the peoples of Venezuela. The large cluster in Maracaibo, the largest in the…

  JAN01 2013 Lets hope for a great 2013 for all those living with HD and those working to find treatments! This will be a critical year in the development of new therapies for HD- several new investigational treatments will enter clinical trials, including novel molecular approaches to treat HD……

below – Old blog entries from www.hdscienceblog.com here we will discuss science news relevant to HD OCT10 2012 Dear all – I am writing today from Argentina, I am here to present CHDI’s work at the second movement disorders meeting, organized by Freddy Michelli and Claudia Perandones from Argentina. Today…