Research and HD: Overview

Welcome to the Research and HD section of the website! In the past decade, intensive research efforts have given scientists a much better understanding of how HD damages the brain. With this improved insight, researchers throughout the world are actively investigating and testing ways to delay, stop, or reverse the course of the disease.

This section is divided into 5 groups. The “Conferences and Conventions” section contains updates from HD conventions around the world. The “Research Basics” section describes how researchers study HD; the “Research Updates” section talks about some of the discoveries that have been made, and future areas that scientists might study in the future. The “HD Scientists” section gives some insight into the work that some individuals are doing, and the “Research Institutions” section talks about some major sites of HD research.

Conferences and Conventions

HOPES team members attend a variety of HD related events. Here you can find articles summarizing the information presented at those conferences and conventions.

If you know of an upcoming HD event that you would like for us to cover, feel free to use our contact form to send us details!

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