What's New at the HOPES site

The HOPES site was created on September 22, 2001.

The following are the most recent additions:

• Notice: this page is no longer being updated. For more recent additions to the HOPES website, click here.
• New: An audio recording of "Population Genetics and HD"
  11/4/2007
• New: An audio recording of "The Basics of Huntington's Disease"
  11/4/2007
• Research Frontiers - Johns Hopkins Center of Excellence
  11/4/2007
• GINA (Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act) Update - An important update on GINA's status in the US Senate
  9/3/2007
• Cholesterol and HD – an investigation into how HD affects cholesterol homeostasis
  6/28/2007
• The HD Pipeline – Research and Drug Development for Huntington’ Disease
  6/15/2007
• Dimebon - A known anti-inflammatory shows promise in preventing glutamate excitotoxicity and preserving normal levels of acetylcholine.
  6/15/2007
• The Mediterranean Diet and HD
  5/11/2007
• Couple Relationships and HD Testing
  5/11/2007
• Stories of HOPES - A series of fictional short stories inspired by the experiences of families living with HD
  4/30/2007
• Research Frontiers - Interview with Dr. Ron Kopito and Dr. Brigit Riley at Stanford
  4/30/2007
• HDSA Centers of Excellence - A discussion of what it means to be an HDSA "Center of Excellence"
  4/30/2007
• The Scientific Method - A layperson's guide
  4/30/2007
• HD Advocacy - The Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA)
  4/30/2007
• Lifestyle and HD - Driving and HD - 11/20/2006
• Disease Mechanisms - Miscellaneous - The Heat-Shock Response - 8/13/2006
• Research Frontiers, Chapter 5 - HDSA Center of Excellence at Columbia University Visit: New York State Psychiatric Institute - 8/13/2006
• Update - Coenzyme Q10 - An Antioxidant Drug - 7/31/2006
• Update - An Introduction to DNA and Chromosomes -A closer look at what makes up the human genome... - 7/27/2006
• Motor Symptoms - The motor changes associated with Huntington’s disease - 7/17/2006
• Research Frontiers, Chapter 1, Section 2 - Dr. Diana Rosas, Massachusetts General Hospital - 07/12/06
• Caspase-6 inhibition - How caspase-6 inhibition may prevent the development of HD - 07/06/06
• Gene Regulation - How over-activation of p53 causes neurodegeneration - 07/04/06
• Meditation and HD - A look at how meditation may delay the onset of many symptoms of HD - 06/29/06
• Physical Exercise and HD - A chapter discussing how exercise can improve the quality of life of HD patients - 06/29/06
• Research Frontiers, Chapter 4 - Dr. Rick Morimoto, Northwestern University - 03/28/06
• Reduced Serotonin Signaling - A look at a class of drugs that may alleviate symptoms associated with HD - 02/19/06
• An Introduction to Proteins - How proteins are made and what they look like - 02/12/06
• Research Frontiers - HDSA Center of Excellence Site Visit: Washington University Medical Center in St. Louis, MO - 02/06/06
• Tetrabenazine (TBZ) - A promising new drug used to treat chorea and other movement disorders - 01/25/06
• Dietary Restriction - A look at how eating less can benefit the body’s cells and combat neurological disease - 01/06/06
• Miraxion (LAX-101) - A drug that inhibits harmful enzymes and protects nerve cell membranes - 01/04/06
• BDNF - An important neurotrophic factor - 01/04/06
• Folic Acid - Natural prevention for Neurodegeneration? - 08/30/05
• Mithramycin - A Gene Transcription Regulator - 08/11/05
• Genetic Testing, Part 13 - The science and practice of testing for Huntington's disease - 08/11/05
• Lifestyle and HD - An Introduction to Life Practices That Promote Health - 08/11/05
• Arginine and Huntington's Disease - 07/20/05
• Research Frontiers, Chapter 2 - Dr. Elena Cattaneo, University of Milan - 05/30/05
• Vitamin E - An antioxidant drug - 05/06/05
• The Facts of Life - An Introduction to Genetics for Grades 5-9 - 05/04/05 (Flash version)
• Memantine - An Anti-Glutamate Drug - 05/04/05
• Fatty Acids - How fat consumption can influence the course of HD - 05/03/05
• Stress & HD - A look into the possible effects of stress on people with HD - 04/27/05
• The HOPES Timeline - A Brief History of Huntington's Disease - 04/19/05 (Non-Flash version)
• The HOPES Timeline - A Brief History of Huntington's Disease - 04/06/05 (Flash version)
• The HOPES Treatments Scorecard - A summary of drugs or treatments in various phases of research - 04/01/05
• Red wine - A look at how resveratrol, a component of red wine, may be used to treat HD - 01/18/05
• Sitemap - 01/10/05 (new version)
• Research in Progress - Selected Huntington's Disease Research Updates - 01/07/05 (update only: adding pages ae9, ae10, ae11, ae12, ae13, ae14, ae15, ae16, ae17, ae18, ae19, ae20, ae21, ae22, ae23, ae24, ae25, ae26, ae27, ae28, ae29, ae30, ae31, ae32, ae33, ae34, ae35 and ae36)
• Rapamycin - A Protein Build-up Remover - 01/05/05
• Vitamin C - An antioxidant drug - 01/05/05
• The Basics of Huntington's Disease - Video Versions, Segments 3 & 4 - 12/17/04
• Research Frontiers - Research Methodologies - 12/15/04
• Lamotrigine - An Anti-Glutamate and Anticonvulsant Drug - 12/08/04
• Lipoic Acid - An Antioxidant Substance - 12/03/04
• Selenium - An Antioxidant Dietary Supplement - 11/28/04
• Cystamine - A Preventer of Protein Build-up - 11/26/04
• (TUDCA) Tauroursodeoxycholic acid - Prevents early nerve cell death - 11/22/04
• The Basics of Huntington's Disease - Spanish Translation (Español) - 11/21/04
• Trehalose - A Protein Stabilizer - 11/19/04
• RNA Interference (RNAi) - A gene silencing technique - 11/19/04
• The Basics of Huntington's Disease - French Translation (traduction en Français) - 11/15/04
• HOPES For Kids Games - Kids! Use your wits & knowledge of HD to complete these interactive puzzles! - 10/23/04
• The Basics of Huntington's Disease - Video Versions, Segments 1 & 2 (more segments to come later) - 08/17/04

Last Modified: 05/24/2009