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Genentech announces clinical data from studies investigating risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, announced today interim clinical data from the dose-finding parts of the pivotal FIREFISH and SUNFISH studies investigating risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy.

3 Oct 2018

Blood-brain barrier can be important biomarker for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

USC scientists say Alzheimer's could be diagnosed earlier if scientists focus on an early warning within the brain's circulation system.

25 Sep 2018

Penn researchers find common thread linking almost all TNR expansion diseases

In a class of roughly 30 neurological disorders that includes ALS, Huntington's Disease and Fragile X Syndrome, the relevant mutant gene features sections of repeating base pair sequences known as short tandem repeats, or STRs. Healthy people have STRs of normal lengths distributed across their DNA.

19 Sep 2018

Research finds physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and meningeal lymphatics

PureTech Health plc, an advanced biopharmaceutical company developing novel medicines for dysfunctions of the Brain-Immune-Gut Axis, today notes the publication of research in Nature Neuroscience that identifies the physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and the meningeal lymphatics, through which immune cells traffic out of the central nervous system.

18 Sep 2018

Huntington's disease may take effect much earlier in life than previously believed, study suggests

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that Huntington's disease may take effect much earlier in life than was previously believed, and that a new drug may be key in controlling the disease.

5 Sep 2018

Proteins that protect neurons from destruction can be delivered through nose

Protective proteins that mitigate the destruction of nerve cells after a stroke can be administered into the brain through the nose, as Heidelberg University researchers demonstrated using a mouse model.

24 Aug 2018

Protein aggregation in neurons linked to gene regulation in Huntington's disease

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have discovered a direct link between the protein aggregation in nerve cells that is typical for neurodegenerative diseases, and the regulation of gene expression in Huntington's disease.

21 Aug 2018

New CRISPR technology may help eliminate mutated gene sequence

In a new study in cells, University of Illinois researchers have adapted CRISPR gene-editing technology to cause the cell's internal machinery to skip over a small portion of a gene when transcribing it into a template for protein building.

17 Aug 2018

OHSU researchers discover disease in monkeys that mimics childhood neurodegenerative disorder

OHSU scientists have discovered a naturally occurring disease in monkeys that mimics a deadly childhood neurodegenerative disorder in people - a finding that holds promise for developing new gene therapies to treat Batten disease.

27 Jul 2018

Scientists use new drug discovery system to target Huntington’s Disease

Scientists have used a new drug discovery system to specifically target phosphatases in Huntington's, which were previously thought to be undruggable.

27 Jul 2018

Scientists use new drug discovery system to target Huntington’s Disease

Scientists have used a new drug discovery system to specifically target phosphatases in Huntington's, which were previously thought to be undruggable.

27 Jul 2018

New drug discovery system allows scientists to target ‘undruggable’ enzymes

A new drug discovery system allows scientists to specifically target members of an important family of enzymes, called phosphatases, which were previously considered mostly "undruggable".

27 Jul 2018

Scientists take important step to understand mechanisms that cause Huntington's disease

The neuroscientist Dr David Vilchez and his team at CECAD, the University of Cologne's Cluster of Excellence for Aging Research, have made an important step towards understanding the mechanisms that cause the neurodegenerative disorder Huntington's disease.

27 Jul 2018

Researchers investigate recessive genetic disorder that leads to childhood blindness

Our genome is made up of 20,000 genes, all of which may cause disease. At present, 4,141 genes have been identified as being responsible for genetic abnormalities, leaving around 16,000 genes with unknown implication in disease.

23 Jul 2018

New theory on Huntington's disease shows promise to open new avenues of drug development

McMaster University researchers have developed a new theory on Huntington's disease which is being welcomed for showing promise to open new avenues of drug development for the condition.

10 Jul 2018

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals how complex brain circuit works

The complexity of the human brain presents scientists with immense challenges as they try to find new treatments for a host of diseases and conditions. But the advent of a new technology known as single-cell RNA sequencing is opening a window into how the brain works.

6 Jul 2018

Huntington's Disease News and Research

Latest Huntington's Disease News and Research

Genentech announces clinical data from studies investigating risdiplam in spinal muscular atrophy

Blood-brain barrier can be important biomarker for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease

Penn researchers find common thread linking almost all TNR expansion diseases

Research finds physical connection between the brain's fluid reservoirs and meningeal lymphatics

Huntington's disease may take effect much earlier in life than previously believed, study suggests

Proteins that protect neurons from destruction can be delivered through nose

Protein aggregation in neurons linked to gene regulation in Huntington's disease

New CRISPR technology may help eliminate mutated gene sequence

OHSU researchers discover disease in monkeys that mimics childhood neurodegenerative disorder

Scientists use new drug discovery system to target Huntington’s Disease

Scientists use new drug discovery system to target Huntington’s Disease

New drug discovery system allows scientists to target ‘undruggable’ enzymes

Scientists take important step to understand mechanisms that cause Huntington's disease

Researchers investigate recessive genetic disorder that leads to childhood blindness

New theory on Huntington's disease shows promise to open new avenues of drug development

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals how complex brain circuit works

CRISPR technique reduces repetitive behavior in fragile X syndrome mouse models

Researchers use gene editing to reduce autism symptoms in mice

Researchers outline a connection between subplate neurons and brain disorders

Study unravels new piece of information in the Huntington’s disease puzzle

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