Huntington's Disease Research: What's New 2012 - Dr Ed Wild
Channel: HD Buzz
Date: 2012-10-01

In a lecture to the European Huntington's Association in Stockholm, September 2012, Dr Ed Wild (a Huntington's disease researcher at UCL Institute of Neurology, London and co-founder of HDBuzz.net) presents a round-up of the most promising and exciting research into Huntington's disease (HD). Includes discussion of the basics of how HD damages cells, why researchers are optimistic that effective treatments will be developed and details of many possible approaches. Topics covered include gene silencing (huntingtin lowering), post-translational modification (sirtuin-1 inhibition), phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDE), stem cells and more.