May is HD Awareness Month! Hereditary Disease Foundation's May Research Spotlight Seminar was “Huntington: The Story of an Ancient and Innocent Gene.” If you missed it or would like to…
Surfing through life with the spirit of aloha
At Risk for Huntington's Diseasewww.curehd.blogspot.comDear friends in the fight against Huntington's disease,To persevere against neurological diseases such as HD and the aging we all face, I have learned that it…
Leslie Thompson, PhD named as Hereditary Disease Foundation Board Member
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…
#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.…
UCI Team Finds Method to Reduce Accumulation of Damaging Huntington’s Disease Protein
A study appearing April 14 in the journal Neuron suggests there may be a new way to change the damaging course of Huntington disease. University of California, Irvine neurobiologists Leslie Thompson and Joseph…
Novel Compound Has Promise for Treatment of Huntington’s Disease
Mass. General-led study identifies molecular compound with two neuroprotective activities. Please join us in congratulating HD-CARE Scientific Advisory Board members, Dr. Malcolm Casale and Dr. Leslie Thompson and Dr. Ryan…