Preparing for Preventive Clinical Trials: The Predict-HD study
Marsha Miller, Ph.D., Lun, 07/03/2006
The results of the first 17 months of the Predict-HD study have been published.
Basic Research
Voice Study for Gene Positive, Nonsymptomatic - Participants Needed
Marsha Miller, Ph.D., Lun, 05/29/2006
Participants needed for voice study. Qualifiers are those that are at risk for HD but nonsymptomatic.
HD Family Study - Participants Needed
Steve Ireland, Lun, 05/29/2006
The purpose of this HD Family study is to identify the types and frequency of health concerns about the person with HD, personal health concerns that the family member has about him/herself, and what
Test-Retest Brain Imaging Study
Steve Ireland, Mar, 05/16/2006
Volunteers needed to participate in a study to determine the value of MRI scans in evaluating pre-symptomatic progression.
Trophic Factors Generate Functioning New Neurons for Brain Repair
Ann Covalt, M.A., Jue, 05/11/2006
Research into using the brain's own 'hibernating' neural stem cells to repair brain damage advances in animal models.
A Review of the Book <i>Metal-Based Neurodegeneration: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies</i><br/>by Robert Crichton and Roberta Ward
Malcolm Casale, Ph.D., Mar, 04/25/2006
BDNF Influences the Time of Onset and Severity of Motor Problems in Huntington?s
Ann Covalt, Dom, 04/09/2006
Lower levels of BDNF in a mouse model were associated with earlier and more severe motor dysfunction.
Highlights of the HD Therapeutics Conference
LaVonne Veatch Goodman, M.D., Sáb, 03/18/2006
Lighthouse contributing editor LaVonne Goodman reports on a landmark conference.
The Channel Hypothesis - Do different degenerative diseases share a common toxic mechanism?
Charles Glabe, Lun, 03/06/2006
We look forward to hearing much more about the channel hypothesis from pharmaceutical companies and academic scientists who will be searching for compounds to prevent channel formation in HD.
Ubiquilin as a new therapeutic target in Huntington's Disease
H Wang, PJ Lim, C Yin, R. Reickher, B Vogel, and M Monteiro, Mié, 02/15/2006
The protein ubiquilin is implicated in both Alzheimer's and Huntington's Disease.
