MSC engineered to produce BDNF for the treatment of Huntington’s disease
One in every ten thousand people in the USA has Huntington's disease, and it impacts many more. Multiple generations within a family can inherit the disease, resulting in escalating health…
MSC engineered to produce BDNF for the treatment of Huntington’s disease
One in every ten thousand people in the USA has Huntington's disease, and it impacts many more. Multiple generations within a family can inherit the disease, resulting in escalating health…
Frances Saldaña: Huntington’s Disease Patient Advocate
n a span of seven years, Frances Saldaña lost her three children to Huntington's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disease that has no cure. Despite her suffering, Saldaña continues to advocate…
Huntington’s Advocates Celebrate New Stem Cell Research Funding
This two minute video captures the excitement of the Huntington's disease patient advocate and research community when the CIRM governing board approved the Disease Team II awards on July 26th,…
Judy Roberson: Patient advocates drive stem cell scientists
Judy Roberson sat down with CIRM at the World Stem Cell Summit to discuss the role patient advocates play in driving stem cell scientists and making the goals a reality.…
Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s – Using Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Disease
(Part 4 of 7) Mathew Mark Blurton-Jones, a professor at UC-Irvine's Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders, spoke at "Synapses Firing: Connections Made", a CIRM-hosted patient advocacy event. The…