We are delighted to announce four new members of our Board of Directors, Lauren Baker Pinkus, Tacie Fox, C. Frank Bennett, and Leslie Thompson. Both Lauren and Tacie have extensive business…
Hybrid Community Lecture
Join us on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, at 7 PM PT, for this hybrid event as Craig Walsh, PhD discusses T Cells and neurodegenerative diseases. You may attend this lecture online or…
#RAREis Scholarship Fund
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY! The scholarship application is now officially open at https://rarescholarship.orgHere's some great news for or HD community! The Everylife Foundation will be awarding up to 53 $5,000 scholarships for the…
Sports reporter Allie LaForce and husband, MLB pitcher Joe Smith, discuss efforts to helping couples affected by Huntington’s disease
Turner Sports sideline reporter Allie LaForce has been open and candid about her journey to have a baby, using social media to document the highs and the lows—including a miscarriage.…
Family Planning and Research Participation
HD-CARE board member and UCI researcher Dr. Sarah Hernandez recently published an article about family planning and research participation. Read more about it here.
HDSA Expands Centers of Excellence Program to Fifty-Four Sites
The Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) announced that fifty-four outstanding Huntington’s disease care facilities are being awarded the designation of HDSA Centers of Excellence for 2021. The HDSA Centers…
PROP 14 PASSAGE PRESS RELEASE
California Voters Deliver a Victory for Proposition 14 The Passage of Proposition 14 Underscores Californians’ Commitment to Continue Investments in the Discovery of Groundbreaking Treatments and Cures for Chronic Diseases…
Huntington’s disease: I’m taking a test that will reveal my future
Lisa didn’t know there was a history of Huntington’s disease in her family until she started experiencing symptoms. But if you do know there’s Huntington’s in your family, you can have a test from the age of 18 to see if you’ll also get it.
A TRIBUTE TO HD WARRIOR MOM’S
Covid-19 has consumed our entire lives, and for many, our livelihoods. This is a pandemic like we have never experienced in our lifetime, bringing out in many families fear, financial devastation, disabilities, isolation, suffering, and worst of all, loss of life. But through all this, the pandemic has uncovered emotions in many who rose to the occasion – a fight and stamina beyond human belief.
Pain Management Often Neglected in Huntington’s, Researchers Say
The uncontrolled jerking and writhing movements associated with Huntington’s disease are well known, along with cognitive decline. But doctors who treat Huntington’s patients are far less familiar with the pain and depression their patients endure almost constantly.