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Huntington's Disease Foundation
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The mission of the Huntington's Disease Foundation is to fund transformative research to find treatments, and ultimately a cure, for Huntington's disease.

Learn more about us: HDFoundation.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Our latest webinar featuring HDF-funded Young Investigators is available to watch anytime - on our website or YouTube channel. hdfoundation.org/2025-webinar... #cureHD #HuntingtonsDisease
November 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Advocacy Matters! HD Reach, Help4HD, HDF, HDYO & HDSA together with the #huntingtonsdisease community!

Share your voice! 📝Sign the petition (bit.ly/Hope4HD or scan QR) ✍️Write your representatives & senators 👯‍♀️ Stay connected for future initiatives #StrongerTogether #letstalkabouthd #advocacy #fda
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bright, young stars of Huntington's disease research are joining us TOMORROW, Tuesday, 11/18, 12-1pm ET, to discuss their work on strategies that could lead to therapeutics for HD. REGISTER NOW to hear more: tinyurl.com/Nov-2025-web...
November 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Time is NOW! Join the Fight to Bring Hope to HD Families: Urge the FDA to Uphold Accelerated Approval!

HDSA, Help4HD, HD Reach, HDF and HDYO have joined forces on a petition directly to the FDA.

bit.ly/Hope4HD

📝Sign Today! Don’t forget to confirm your email to make it count.
November 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Three promising Young Investigators are in the spotlight
for their HDF-funded projects. Could this lead to answers for future treatments? Join them in an exciting exploration of their science! REGISTER NOW to learn more on Tuesday, 11/18, 12-1pm ET: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
HDF-funded Young Investigators are diving into therapeutic delivery strategies, targeting disease modifiers, & researching protein clumping. Results may lead to new breakthroughs in HD science. REGISTER NOW to learn more on Tuesday, 11/18, 12-1pm ET: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
HD research is moving faster than ever. Each step we’ve taken...is taking us to the top of the mountain...it will still take time, teamwork, & persistence...every step forward brings us one step closer to treatments that change lives.

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Additional Clarity: What We Know 4 Weeks After the uniQure News – HDBuzz
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October 24, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Great news! Leslie Thompson, UC Irvine neuroscientist & HDF Scientific Advisory Board Chair, was awarded over $2m by CA’s stem cell agency to probe one of medicine’s most baffling mysteries: why HD devastates some brain cells while sparing others. @ucirvine.bsky.social

news.uci.edu/2025/10/08/c...
CIRM awards UC Irvine neuroscientist another $2 million for Huntington's disease research
Goal is to determine why the fatal condition destroys some brain cells but spares others
news.uci.edu
October 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Researchers Ai Yamamoto & Katherine Croce examine in HD mice the ALFY gene that slows HD's onset by up to 23 years, making it one of the most potent disease onset modifiers & an attractive therapeutic target. Congrats to the team!

Read the full article here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A rare genetic variant confers resistance to neurodegeneration across multiple neurological disorders by augmenting selective autophagy
The study of disease modifiers is a powerful way to identify patho-mechanisms associated with disease. Using the strong genetic traits of Huntington’s…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Watch anytime! Our $1m Transformative Research Award recipients are pursuing innovative strategies to target the triggers of HD & open new pathways for potential treatments. Learn more: hdfoundation.org/webinars-eve...

Thanks to our sponsors, #IonisPharmaceuticals #ClevelandClinic #Novartis #Rgenta
October 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
This is an exciting time for the HDF - learn more at hdfoundation.org
#curehd
September 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"Congratulations to the global Huntington's disease community. This result belongs to everyone." @profwild.bsky.social #curehd

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhEx...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We are thrilled to celebrate this morning's historic announcement from uniQure showing positive results in their gene therapy trial for #Huntingtonsdisease, the first time any drug has been shown to alter the course of HD in a clinical trial. #curehd

uniqure.gcs-web.com/news-release...
uniQure Announces Positive Topline Results from Pivotal Phase I/II Study of AMT-130 in Patients with Huntington’s Disease | uniqure BV
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September 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Researchers have discovered genetic "messages" that may appear only when HD is active. Would silencing these messages stop HD? Learn more on Wed, 9/17, 12-1pm ET. Register: tinyurl.com/9-2025-webinar
Thanks to our sponsors, #IonisPharmaceuticals #ClevelandClinic #Novartis #Rgenta #researchspotlight
September 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
HDF 2024 Transformative Research Award winners uncovered 2 genetic clues only in people with HD with treatment potential. Learn more on Wed, 9/17, 12-1pm ET.
Register: tinyurl.com/9-2025-webinar
Thanks to our sponsors, #IonisPharmaceuticals #ClevelandClinic #Novartis #Rgenta #researchspotlight
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by Huntington's Disease Foundation
Excited to announce the publication of a special issue on "Glia and non-neuronal cells in Huntington’s disease" that I co-edited with Dr. Asa Petersen in the Journal of Huntington's Disease (Volume 14, Issue 3)!

journals.sagepub.com/toc/huna/14/3

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August 8, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Congrats @jcarroll42.bsky.social, 2025 recipient of the Leslie Gehry Prize for Innovation in Science! Jeff's personal connection to #Huntingtonsdisease has fueled an impactful scientific career and an unwavering commitment to the HD community. We're so proud!

Learn more: tinyurl.com/2025-Gehry-P...
September 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Our $1m Transformative Research Award winners think beyond the htt gene by targeting new molecules that may drive the disease. Learn more on Wed, 9/17, 12-1pm ET.
Register: tinyurl.com/9-2025-webinar
Thanks to our sponsors, #IonisPharmaceuticals #ClevelandClinic #Novartis #Rgenta #researchspotlight
September 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Reposted by Huntington's Disease Foundation
We’re proud to announce Nicolo Zarotti as a 2025 HDBuzz Prize winner! He covers a case study shows that Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) can lift mood, improve quality of life for people with HD, and offer real support for caregivers too.

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2025 HDBuzz Prize: ACTing on HD: Exploring Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Improve Mental Health in People with Huntington’s Disease and Their Caregiver – HDBuzz
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September 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Can we treat HD by targeting its triggers? Join us on Wed, 9/17, 12-1pm ET to find out!
Webinar with Drs. Andrew Yoo & Osama Al Dalahmah. Live Q&A to follow.
Register: us06web.zoom.us/.../651.../W...
Thanks to our sponsors, #IonisPharmaceuticals #ClevelandClinic #Novartis #Rgenta #researchspotlight
September 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Congratulations to HDF Scientific Advisory Board member Gillian Bates FRS, on being is awarded the prestigious 2025 Ferrier Medal from the Royal Society royalsociety.org/medals-and-p...
Ferrier Medal and Lecture | Royal Society
This prize lecture is given on a subject relating to the structure and function of the nervous system.
royalsociety.org
August 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
An article from the lab of HDF Scientific Advisory Board Chair Dr. Leslie Thompson garners the cover of the prestigious journal Neuron. This new study takes a deep dive using cutting-edge single-cell and spatial genomics into how Huntington’s disease changes the brain over time.
August 20, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We are pleased to announce Christopher E. Pearson, PhD, from the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)‪, Toronto, Canada, as the recipient of our $1 Million 2025 Transformative Research Award. @sickkidsto.bsky.social @utoronto.ca

Read the full press release: hdfoundation.org/2025-transfo...
July 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM