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Schweizer Huntington Ferienwoche 2023 Nach langer Wartezeit konnten wir dieses Jahr wieder einmal eine Huntington Ferienwoche organisieren. Zwischen dem 23. und 29. September verbrachten 6 Personen eine wunderschöne Woche im FEW Familienferiendorf in Langenargen am Bodensee. Die Zimmer sind barrierefrei, freundlich und sauber und mit behindertengerechten Duschen und Toiletten eingerichtet. […]

Researchers studied a fragment of the Huntington’s disease (HD) protein in plants and found a new way to stop it from forming toxic clumps. A special plant protein that the team identified can prevent harmful buildup in plants as well as in some HD model systems, showing potential for this approach as a possible way to treat HD.

Why study HD in plants?

Plants are stuck in their environment, literally rooted to the ground, which means they cannot move if they start to experience challenging conditions such as too much sun, freezing cold or pesky predators. To help deal with the environmental troubles they can experience, plants have evolved all kinds of nifty ways to cope, which can make them very resilient to stress. Many plants can also live an extremely long time, so some scientists believe they might hold the key for studying and finding new medicines for human diseases of ageing.

ONE of Scotland’s fittest footballers has opened up on knowing he will one day develop the rare incurable genetic brain condition Huntington’s disease – and his refusal to let it stop him living a full and healthy life for as long as possible.  Cowdenbeath captain Robbie McNab, 27, discovered he

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A recent paper from a group at UMass Chan Medical School, spearheaded by Dr. Daniel O'Reilly and led by Dr. Anastasia Khvorova, used genetic strategies to lower a protein other than huntingtin. This time the researchers went after a gene called MSH3. This is a gene that’s been getting a lot of attention in Huntington’s disease research as of late. So what’s all the hype about? And does this mean we’ve abandoned huntingtin lowering?

CAG stutter

One of the most interesting findings in HD research in the past several years has been something called “somatic instability,” which is also sometimes called “somatic expansion.” It refers to the perpetual expansion of the CAG repeat in “somatic” cells, or cells of the body. You can think of it like a molecular stutter of the CAGs in the huntingtin gene.

Contents of this month's newsletter include: A note from our Chief Executive, Sorcha McPhillips staff team updates Book release—Huntington’s Disease Heroes Social events HDANI Support Groups Youth ...

Si è tenuta sabato 23 settembre, l’Assemblea degli Associati che aveva tra i punti all’ordine del giorno, l’elezione del Consiglio Direttivo che come riporta lo … Scopri di più

L'articolo Il consiglio direttivo, un’impronta familiare sembra essere il primo su Huntington Onlus.

Nieuwe deelnemers gezocht voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek

In het LUMC in Leiden is in 2021 een onderzoek gestart waarbij de onderzoekers kijken naar ijzer- en ontstekingsreacties in de hersenen. Zo hopen zij meer te leren over het ziektemechanisme en hopen ze biomarkers te vinden die specifiek zijn voor de ziekte en het verloop ervan. Deze biomarkers zijn belangrijk om de werking van mogelijke medicijnen in het menselijk lichaam te kunnen volgen.

Voor dit onderzoek zijn de onderzoekers momenteel op zoek naar nieuwe deelnemers die géén gendrager zijn.

 Meer informatie over het onderzoek

This year’s Family Gathering and AGM will take place on Saturday 4 November at DoubleTree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro, Perth Road, Dunblane. It is open to everyone whose life is impacted by Huntington’s disease, including those who have the disease or are at risk of developing it, carers and loved

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Lanarkshire accountant John Moffat has taken on a whole new counting challenge that will see him do more than 1.5 million steps for families impacted by Huntington’s disease. The 55-year-old Chief Executive Officer and colleagues at Benson Wood + Co in Bellshill have been inspired to support Scottish Huntington’s Association

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È in programma per sabato 23 settembre l’Assemblea degli Associati di Huntington Onlus La rete italiana della malattia di Huntington. All’ordine del giorno, tra gli … Scopri di più

L'articolo Lista Impronta familiare – Assemblea dei Soci sembra essere il primo su Huntington Onlus.