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An hESC-derived hNSC Therapeutic for Huntington’s Disease

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  • Post published:October 29, 2026
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Therapeutic Candidate or Device The therapeutic candidate is a human Neural Stem Cell product to prevent or delay disease symptoms for treatment of Huntington's disease (HD). Indication Huntington’s disease, a…

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A hNSC Development Candidate for Huntington’s Disease

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  • Post published:October 29, 2026
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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating degenerative brain disease with at least a 1 in 10,000 prevalence that inevitably leads to death. These numbers do not fully reflect the large…

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Huntington’s Disease Team

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Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating degenerative brain disease with a 1 in 10,000 risk of having a mutation that inevitably leads to death. These numbers do not fully reflect…

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Frances Saldaña: Huntington’s Disease Patient Advocate

  • Post author:Christina Smith
  • Post published:February 2, 2018
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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…

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Ningzhe Zhang, Buck Institute – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch

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  • Post published:March 19, 2013
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Leslie Thompson, UC Irvine – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch

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  • Post published:March 19, 2013
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Vicki Wheelock, UC Davis – CIRM Stem Cell #SciencePitch

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  • Post published:March 19, 2013
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Huntington’s Advocates Celebrate New Stem Cell Research Funding

  • Post author:Christina Smith
  • Post published:July 26, 2012
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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,…

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Judy Roberson: Patient advocates drive stem cell scientists

  • Post author:Christina Smith
  • Post published:October 3, 2011
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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.…

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Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s – Using Stem Cells to Understand and Treat Disease

  • Post author:Christina Smith
  • Post published:May 7, 2011
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(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…

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