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Welcome to HD Australia This is a community run resource for all Australians affected by Huntington's Disease. We hope you find this a place full of friendship and support.

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Breakthrough in search for Huntington's treatment
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Measurement of Psychopathology in HD
Obsessive and Compulsive Symptoms in HD
CoQ10 and Minocycline not helpful in Mouse Model
IVF clinic develops improved screening
The DNA of life insurance: SMH artical 3/3/2010
Health insurer defends genetic check-ups
Gene testing exposes us all to discrimination
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workshop with Jimmy Pollard 4th Spetember 2010
Tasmania Newsletter June 2010
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Public Guardian NSW and HD
HD is HidDen no more: England
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Breakthrough in search for Huntington's treatment
Poster: michelle Thu Jul 29, 2010 5:24 pm

Breakthrough in search for Huntington's treatmenthttp://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2967082.htm


By Samantha Donovan
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Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:28pm AEST

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Huntington's disease can be contro...

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Mental and physical exercise delays dementia
Poster: Jason Sat Sep 12, 2009 7:24 am

http://www.virtualmedicalcentre.com/new ... 013&page=2

Scientists at Melbourne’s Howard Florey Institute have discovered that mental and physical stimulation delays the onset of dementia in the fatal genetic disease, Huntington's disease.

This Australian research opens up new therapeutic possibilities for other dev...

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HDF raises over $2 Million for research
Poster: Jason Sat Aug 16, 2008 2:35 pm

The Hereditary Disease Foundatation recently held a Gala celebrating its 40th birthday with a tribute to its founder Milton Wexler who recently passed away. The event rased over 2 million dollars with an anonymous donar matching all donation up to a million dollars.

The HDF was started by Dr. Milton Wexler in 1968 when his wife was diagnosed with Huntington's disease (HD). The Foundation uses a variety of strategies - workshops, grants, fellowships, and targeted research contracts - ...

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Approved drugs found to induce autophagy
Poster: michelle Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:50 pm

HDlighthouse.org
Approved drugs found to induce autophagy



UK researchers have found that several existing drugs which are already approved for other purposes induce autophagy, an alternate way to clear away the HD protein.
Editor's Comment:


Inducing autophagy as an alternate way to enhance the cleara...

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Hope for Parkinson's sufferers as mice cured
Poster: michelle Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:46 pm

http://www.smh.com.au/news/science/hope-for-parkinsons-sufferers-as-mice-cured/2008/03/24/1206206962659.html
The controversial technique of therapeutic cloning has been successfully used to treat a disease for the first time, with mice with Parkinson's disease found to improve after receiving their own modified cells.
American and Japanese research...

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HD and Sexuality
Poster: michelle Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:34 pm


Abstract

Sexuality and partnership have an important influence on the quality of life of patients with chronic disorders. There are just a few studies in literature about sexuality in Huntington’s disease which conclude that up to 85% men and up to 75% of women experience high levels of sexual problems, most of them having prevalen...

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