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Sage Therapeutics ceases development of dalzanemdor in HD

The Phase 2 DIMENSION Study did not meet its primary endpoint Dalzanemdor was generally well-tolerated; no new safety signals were observed Based on these data, the Company does not plan […]

The Power of Partnership. Switzerland and China set an Example.

In this video, Professor Jean-Marc Burgunder, head of the Huntington’s Disease (HD) centre in Bern Switzerland, and Xi Cao, President of the Chinese HD Association talk about the benefits of […]

Livable Lives – a new book that highlights stories from people impacted by HD around the world

PRESS RELEASE – October 25, 2024, Moscow, Idaho, USAWe are pleased to announce the launch of a new book about Huntington’s disease (HD) called, Livable Lives: Conversations with the Huntington’s […]

LoQus23 Therapeutics announces £35 million financing to advance a new drug aimed at inhibiting somatic expansion in Huntington’s Disease

Cambridge, UK, 2 October 2024 – LoQus23 Therapeutics Ltd (“LoQus23”), a private biotechnology company investigating small molecule drugs that could stop DNA instability and slow neurodegeneration in Huntington’s Disease, myotonic dystrophy […]

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FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to PTC518 Huntington’s Disease Program

PTC518 is an oral medication that reduces the production of the mutated Huntingtin protein that causes disease progression.   Programs with Fast Track designation can benefit from early interactions with the FDA, and may be […]

Prilenia’s Pridopidine for Huntington’s Disease Accepted for European Marketing Authorisation Review

Prilenia, a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on the urgent mission to develop novel therapeutics to slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders, has filed a European Marketing […]

Chronicle of a Relentless Quest: The Making of a Foundation

I belong to the third generation of a family affected by Huntington’s Disease, but it wasn’t until 2024, thanks to the tireless efforts of my second father, F. Cook, that […]

IROS, Prilenia and International Huntington’s Disease Association collaborate on first-ever Huntington’s disease (HD) trial in the MENA region

Abu Dhabi, UAE; June 19, 2024: IROS, an Abu Dhabi-based contract research organization (part of the M42 group), has partnered with Prilenia Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company, and the International […]