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Elin Joins the Moving Forward Team as Co-Coordinator in Sweden

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Elin’s Journey with Huntington’s Disease – Written by the Moving Forward team on 17th November 2025 Hi! My name is Elin Berg, I’m 28 years old and I…

A Tiny Genetic Tweak Could Delay Symptoms and Activate Cellular Cleanup for Huntington’s Disease

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Scientists often use genetics, the study of DNA, to understand the cellular changes that cause disease. By comparing people’s DNA with their symptoms, they can pinpoint specific genetic differences, called variants, that influence the severity of a disease. Huntington’s disease (HD) is well-suited for genetic analysis because of its well-understood genetic roots – an expansion […]

Huntington’s Disease Society of America Welcomes Robert Shaw as Chief Development and Field Officer

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Mynelly Perez Director of Marketing & Communications Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) mperez@hdsa.org | (212)...

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Huntington Café over cognitief functioneren

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Het Regionaal Expertisecentrum Huntington houdt op 1 december een Huntington Café in Weert. Deze laagdrempelige bijeenkomst biedt mensen met de ziekte van Huntington én hun naasten de gelegenheid om samen te komen, ervaringen te delen en informatie te ontvangen over een relevant thema.

Cognitieve veranderingen centraal

Het thema van deze editie is ‘Cognitief functioneren bij de ziekte van Huntington’. Tijdens de bijeenkomst gaan bezoekers dieper in op vragen zoals:

Raise Your Voice and Sing for Huntington’s families

Raise Your Voice and Sing for Huntington’s families

This festive season, Scottish Huntington’s Association is inviting choirs, singing groups, performers and workplaces across Scotland to take part in […]

Hoe taal het verschil maakt voor mensen met de ziekte van Huntington

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Auteur: Tanita Allen, vertaald en bewerkt door Johan van Leipsig

Wanneer mensen horen dat Tanita Allen de ziekte van Huntington heeft, valt er vaak een lange stilte. Daarna volgt een blik die ze inmiddels maar al te goed kent: medelijden. Hun wenkbrauwen fronsen, hun stem wordt zachter en ze zoeken naar woorden van troost. Tanita vertelt hoe ze dit ervaart en wat ze graag anders zou zien.

Unzipping the Secrets of DNA Repair

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Our bodies are experts at looking after our DNA and are continuously monitoring for any damage that needs to be repaired to keep us healthy. Parts of DNA that are very repetitive, like the sequence causing Huntington’s disease (HD), are very tricky to look after and our body can try and fix them but make […]

Stem cell terapie – kmeňové bunky

Spoločnosť pre pomoc pri Huntingtonovej chorobe

Aktualizácia k 11.11.2025 Spomínaná brazíslka štúdia bola malého rozsahu a sledovanie účastníkov prebiehalo len v krátkom časovom horizonte. Je to dosť krátky čas a pri testovaní kmeňových buniek je nutné sledovať možnosť vzniku nádorového ochorenia.   Kmeňové bunky sú už využívané pri liečbe iných ochorení no zatiaľ sa pri HCH nepodarilo preukázateľne potvrdiť ich prínos. Tak …

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Drukbezochte Kaderdag Vereniging van Huntington in Nunspeet

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Op zaterdag 8 november kwamen in de bossen van Nunspeet ruim vijftig vrijwilligers en aspirant-vrijwilligers samen voor de jaarlijkse Kaderdag van de Vereniging van Huntington. In de inspirerende omgeving van hotel De Hoeve van Nunspeet stond ontmoeting, samenwerking en toekomstgericht denken centraal. 

Tooth fairy therapy? Stem cells from teeth tested in a small Huntington’s disease trial

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A small study from Brazil tested whether stem cells from human dental pulp, the soft tissue inside teeth, could help people with Huntington’s disease (HD). The results hint at small improvements on some movement measures, but the study had few participants who were tracked over a short timeframe, and many questions remain that raise red […]

Partners Share Their HD Journeys

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Partners Share Their HD Journeys – Written by the Moving Forward team on 19th October 2025 Last week, the Moving Forward team organised an online…

Stand Up Speak Up 4 HD: Urging Accelerated FDA Access to Life-Changing HD Therapies and Treatments

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FDA Contacts: Emails OCOD@FDA.HHS.gov patientaffairs@fda.hhs.gov ombuds@oc.fda.gov Physical Address Food and Drug Administration Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 Template One: Subject: Urgent: FDA Reconsider Accelerated Approval for uniQure’s AMT-130 Therapy in Huntington’s Disease   Dear FDA CBER - We face a critical moment in the fight against Huntington’s disease. The FDA’s recent hesitation in allowing uniQure to...

Sinal fechado? Entenda o desafio regulatório que o AMT-130 enfrenta nos EUA

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A terapia gênica da uniQure, que mostrou resultados históricos em setembro, enfrenta um novo obstáculo com o FDA, órgão regulatório dos EUA. A ABH explica o que isso significa.

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Nieuwe artikelen in de webshop van de Vereniging van Huntington: steun voor families en naasten

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De Vereniging van Huntington biedt op steeds meer manieren ondersteuning aan mensen die direct of indirect te maken hebben met de ziekte. Naast voorlichting, bijeenkomsten en contactdagen is er ook online een groeiende bron van informatie beschikbaar. In de webshop van de Vereniging is nu een nieuwe sectie toegevoegd: ‘familiair betrokkenen’, met twee gratis te downloaden artikelen van Cindy Kruijthof.

New insights into intermediate CAG repeats: Mapping the expansion continuum

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Why do some people with intermediate CAG repeats, a genetic “gray zone” in Huntington’s disease, develop neurological symptoms while others do not? This article covers a recent study that tackled this question by looking for somatic expansion, which is a tiny changes in DNA, in individuals across various CAG repeat sizes. Using ultra-sensitive research technology […]

Finding Gratitude in a Body That Feels Unpredictable

Be Empowered by Tanita – International Huntington Association

There are mornings when I wake up and my body feels like a stranger. Some days, the movements are gentle, barely a whisper under the surface. Other days, they arrive […]

AMT-130: Frequently Asked Questions

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Huntington Onlus a Bucarest: un congresso, un viaggio

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Francesco e Cristina, Dominga e Francesca, Arianna e Marika, Andrea e Sara, Rosaria e Simone sono volati in Romania per rappresentare Huntington Onlus: dedicheremo al racconto di quest’esperienza l’incontro di mercoledì 26 novembre con appuntamento on line per le ore 18.00.

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All’Archivio di Stato di Napoli la presentazione del libro “Mai avrei immaginato” di Wanda Danzi Bellocchio

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Il 14 novembre alle ore 16, l’Archivio di Stato di Napoli aprirà le sue porte a un importante appuntamento culturale: la presentazione del libro “Mai avrei immaginato”, scritto da Wanda Danzi Bellocchio, un’opera che racconta un intenso percorso umano e interiore capace di emozionare e far riflettere. Vedrà la partecipazione di personalità di rilievo del […]

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Titta på webinar i efterhand: Att bilda familj -reproduktiva val vid Huntingtons sjukdom.

RHS Riksförbundet Huntingtons Sjukdom

Måndagen den 27 oktober anordnade Riksförbundet Huntingtons sjukdom och projektet Moving Forward ett webbinarium om ett viktigt och känsligt ämne: reproduktiva val vid Huntingtons sjukdom. Klicka här för att titta på webinaret  

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