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The VIP section: velvet ropes for the brain and how to get in
New work from two groups advances tools to model the blood-brain barrier and could improve the way drugs are delivered for brain diseases. This builds on our ability to study, and eventually treat, Huntingtonâs disease.
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Details emerge of first Huntingtonâs disease gene therapy clinical trial
UniQure announces key details of its planned trial to assess the safety and ability of AMT-130 gene therapy to lower the problematic huntingtin protein using a âsingle-shotâ virus delivery system.
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Harnessing the power of viruses to treat Huntington's disease
Researchers design a virus to more effectively deliver gene-silencing drugs throughout the brain.
By Dr Leora Fox