Great news from UCI today, one of our esteemed scientific advisors was awarded a grant to help further Huntington's disease treatments. Read more directly from UCI News. Click here
Understanding Drug Development
Rare University offers a free 12-lesson course designed specifically for rare disease patients and advocates. The course will explore the following: 1. An introduction to the drug development process and…
FDA Orphan Designation Moves Vybion’s Huntington’s Therapy Closer To Clinical Trial
Read the most recent news on the Vybion's Huntington's Therapy from the Huntington's Disease News.
Roche Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Huntington’s Disease Gene-Silencing Drug to Enroll Volunteers – Early 2019
Dear friends in the fight against Huntington's disease, Pharma giant Roche expects to start enrolling subjects worldwide (including the U.S.) in early 2019 in its historic Phase 3 clinical trial…
Leslie M. Thompson, Ph.D – UCI Big Ideas Challenge Winner
Congratulations to Dr. Leslie M. Thompson for being a Big Ideas Challenge winner. Leslie heads the HD research lab at UCI and is on the HDCare Scientific Advisory Board. Please…
Gene Silencing Therapies
Huntington's Disease News reports on a new treatment known as Gene Silencing Therapies. Read more by Victoria Tan here.
HDCare Board Member Sarah Hernandez Awarded the Carl W. Cotman Scholar’s Award
The Carl W. Cotman Scholar's Award is a prestigious award in honor of UCI MIND's founding Director, Dr. Carl Cotman. The award is given to a postdoctoral trainee who has…
ONE MOTHER’S FIGHT AGAINST HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE
"In the face of unimaginable tragedy, Frances became a powerful force for good" Americans for Cures has written a beautiful write up on HDCare's very own Frances Saldaña. Read the full…
Joint Resolution: A Link Between Huntington’s Disease And Rheumatoid Arthritis
In the May publication of Science Magazine the University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have discovered a link between Huntington’s…
A Gigantic THANK YOU to Our HD-CARE TEAM Runners!
HD-CARE Running Team Rocks! THANK YOU to Karen Thorburn for chairing out event again this year! Thank you also to Collins Nguyen of the Undergraduate HD Club and student volunteers, for…