Marisa Wexler, MS,  senior science writer—

Sage Therapeutics is recruiting participants for a clinical trial to test the effects of its experimental therapy SAGE-718 on cognitive symptoms in people with Huntington’s disease. The Phase 2 study, called DIMENSION (NCT05107128), is seeking participants in select regions of the U.S. with additional sites in the…

People with Huntington’s disease who have a greater sense of purpose and meaning are more likely to find contentment in life and have better health-related quality of life, regardless of the severity of most of their symptoms. That’s according to the study “Meaning and purpose in…

Certain people with Huntington’s disease — specifically, younger adults with milder disease — may have benefited from treatment with tominersen in the Phase 3 GENERATION HD1 clinical trial, according to a new analysis of study data. Based on the results, its developer Roche is planning to launch a Phase 2…

People with Huntington’s disease are more likely to take Austedo (deutetrabenazine) as directed, compared with the similar medication Xenazine (tetrabenazine), according to a new study. The study also found lower discontinuation rates with Austedo, which may suggest that, between these two treatments for chorea, Austedo tends to…

The experimental oral medication branaplam (LMI070) has been granted fast track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a potential treatment for Huntington’s disease, according to an announcement from the therapy’s developer, Novartis. This designation is designed to speed the development and review of…

AMT-130, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of Huntington’s disease, was overall well-tolerated up to a year after treatment in the first patients to receive the therapy in a clinical trial. The new data, announced by AMT-130’s developer uniQure, cover the first four participants in a Phase…

Treatment with valbenazine significantly lessened chorea — a motor symptom characterized by jerky, unpredictable, and involuntary movements — in people with Huntington’s disease in the Phase 3 clinical trial KINECT-HD, according to an announcement from the therapy’s developer, Neurocrine Biosciences. Neurocrine now is planning to submit an…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to SAGE-718 as a potential therapy for Huntington’s disease. The FDA gives this designation to experimental medications with the potential to improve medical care for serious health conditions and fill unmet needs. The designation gives the therapy’s…

Huntington’s disease patients who have not yet developed symptoms have a different relationship with time than otherwise-healthy individuals, according to a new study based on patient interviews. The findings highlight a need for long-term psychological support for people with presymptomatic Huntington’s to help them develop proactive coping strategies and…

Brain cells called glia work to protect the brain from damage in Huntington’s disease by reducing the expression of genes involved in maintaining connections between nerve cells, a new study indicates. The findings suggest that targeting glia could be a useful strategy for Huntington’s treatment, and also highlight that…