Lindsey Shapiro, PhD,  science writer—

Lindsey earned her PhD in neuroscience from Emory University in Atlanta, where she studied novel therapeutic strategies for treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy. She was awarded a fellowship from the American Epilepsy Society in 2019 for this research. Lindsey also previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher, studying the role of inflammation in epilepsy and Alzheimer’s disease.

Articles by Lindsey Shapiro

Plant proteins offer therapeutic avenues for Huntington’s: Study

A lab-made version of a plant enzyme prevented toxic huntingtin protein clumps — that drive Huntington’s disease from forming — in human cell and worm models of the neurodegenerative condition, a study shows. Called stromal processing peptidase (SPP), the enzyme is naturally present in plants’ chloroplasts, where sunlight is…

In KINECT-HD trial, Ingrezza leads to lower chorea levels, benefits

The benefits of Ingrezza (valbenazine) for people with Huntington’s disease — reductions in uncontrolled movements and gains in clinician- and patient-reported health — were seen two weeks after starting treatment and maintained for up to three months, according to new KINECT-HD trial analyses. Ingrezza was cleared last month…

Long-term Austedo Safely Leads to Reductions in Chorea: 3-year Data

Long-term treatment with Austedo (deutetrabenazine) safely led to sustained reductions in chorea for people with Huntington’s disease, including those who had switched from treatment with Xenazine (tetrabenazine). That’s according to about three years of follow-up data in the Phase 3 ARC-HD trial (NCT01897896), a study jointly conducted…