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October 6, 2016 – Dr. Michael Hayden inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame

October 7th, 2016 Vancouver, B.C. [October 6, 2016] Dr. Michael Hayden, Killam Professor of Medical Genetics at the University of British Columbia and Canada Research Chair in Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine, will be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. He joins five other outstanding doctors whose outstanding contributions to health have made […]

June 22, 2016 – Is Huntington’s Disease More Common than We Thought?

June 22, 2016 – More people may have the potential to develop Huntington’s disease than previously thought, according to a study published in the June 22, 2016, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. But the increase comes in the percentage of people who have a lower risk of […]

A handful of British Columbians are helping test a new “gene silencing” drug designed to halt production of a toxic protein that causes brain wasting in Huntington Disease.

October 21st, 2015 A handful of British Columbians are helping test a new “gene silencing” drug designed to halt production of a toxic protein that causes brain wasting in Huntington Disease. A clinical trial now underway to prove the safety of the experimental drug ISIS-HTT will include 36 patients with very early symptoms of the […]