neurobeans

I am a graduate student researching HD. In particular, trying to develop therapies to suppress huntingtin aggregation and stem cell-based therapies. I don't have anything to ask, but my heart goes out to you and your family. I also want to add that there are lot of talented researchers in the HD field. We're doing out best to find something to help you in your lifetime! And, good on you for raising awareness on reddit! I wish you the best!

Edit: Holy Moly! Top comment! Thanks for the kind words everyone, it is nice to know that strangers on the internet appreciate the work we do. If you want to help fund HD research, you can do so through the HDSA website that OP linked.

For anyone who is interested, here is the full paper from that article. This seems to be the most promising thing out right now.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627312004448

I agree! Maybe I am biased since I work with stem cells, but they have the potential to be a great delivery mechanism and are neuroprotective in lots of animal models!

I'm actually not at UCSD, but we have some collaborators there and I do go to San Diego a lot (both for research and non-research purposes). That is quite the coincidence. Good luck with getting involved with clinical trials there!

Will do.