Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating degenerative brain disease with a 1 in 10,000 prevalence that inevitably leads to death. These numbers do not fully reflect the large societal and…
One in every ten thousand people in the USA have Huntington's Disease, and it impacts many more. Multiple generations within a family can inherit the disease, resulting in escalating health…
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disease with a 1/10,000 disease risk that always leads to death. These numbers do not fully reflect the large societal and familial cost…
n a span of seven years, Frances Saldaña lost her three children to Huntington's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disease that has no cure. Despite her suffering, Saldaña continues to advocate…
This two minute video captures the excitement of the Huntington's disease patient advocate and research community when the CIRM governing board approved the Disease Team II awards on July 26th,…
Judy Roberson sat down with CIRM at the World Stem Cell Summit to discuss the role patient advocates play in driving stem cell scientists and making the goals a reality.…
(Part 4 of 7) Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones, a professor at UC-Irvine's Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, spoke at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The…
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