Posted on Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Putting it in print: oral drug branaplam lowered huntingtin, but safety concerns halted development

⏱️10 min read | Results from the VIBRANT-HD trial are now published in a peer reviewed journal. This trial tested the oral drug, branaplam, which lowered HTT but had serious safety problems, ultimately halting the trial.

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Posted on Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000

A hitch in the stitch reveals why DNA sequence patterns matter in Huntington’s disease  

Two individuals with the same CAG repeat count can have vastly different HD journeys. A new study looking at individuals with 36-42 repeats shows that DNA sequence patterns play a major role in symptom onset and progression.

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Posted on Thu, 05 Feb 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Worms to the Rescue: Separating the Good, the Bad, and the Clumpy Huntingtin

⏱️ 7 min read | A team of researchers developed a simple platform to test how toxic different types of HTT protein clumps are using a laboratory worm model. They showed that certain types of clumps are harmful to the worms, while others are not.

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