“This is a cause that both Blake and I feel strongly about, and we see how the HDF’s work has the potential to impact a variety of diseases.
“Huntington’s is also a ‘marker disease’, which means that if a cure is found, researchers will also gain insight on how to cure hereditary forms of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, other genetic diseases – even cancer.”
In 2022, the HDF focuses on the following, in the hopes to not only find a cure for Huntington’s disease but other more complex brain disorders:
- Funding groundbreaking research
- Fostering collaboration
- Recognising achievement
- Innovating research; discovering cures.
“It’s impossible to talk about Huntington’s disease without heralding the accomplishments of the Wexler family and their commitment to neurological research,” Dame Andrews added.