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  1. Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at the UI HDSA Center of Excellence! We're off until Nov. 30. Hope you enjoy the holiday!
  2. Are you an HD caregiver? HDSA has a webinar on coping strategies on Nov. 30 at 11 a.m. CDT. Go here to register http://ow.ly/FFQA
  3. Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) went into full effect this week. Read about the protection it provides http://ow.ly/FzoG
  4. Nice story about a passionate young researcher interested in Huntington disease http://ow.ly/Fe9O
  5. Housing one less worry for 28-yr-old gene-positive for HD, thanks to Habitat for Humanity http://ow.ly/ESD4
  6. Did anyone else hear this report on NPR this morning? Featuring Charles Sabine, who gives a powerful voice to HD http://ow.ly/ESfb -ST
  7. University of Iowa Graduate Assistant Justin O'Rourke recognized for best student research for findings on HD http://ow.ly/E1Ka
  8. Always good to mix fundraising, awareness and socializing. Sounds like a fun event, wish I could have gone! ST http://ow.ly/E1Gy
  9. An inspiring story of a mother of children with HD who keeps on fighting for a cure while dealing with personal loss. http://ow.ly/DmOs
  10. Drug that suppresses certain brain activity may have treatment potential for Huntington disease http://ow.ly/CKfV
  11. Well-explained article about RNA interference (RNAi) and its potential to silence disease-causing genes like in HD http://bit.ly/3ORWFc
  12. An exciting new tool for medical research RT @uiowaAlumni: UI joins new national volunteer recruitment registry http://ff.im/bn4C4
  13. UI HDSA COE Director Dr. Jane Paulsen.: "I think the research we’re doing is breaking many barriers." See full profile http://ow.ly/BKhv
  14. Promising new study results RT @doc4hd: Newsworthy: Gene Therapy Stalls Development Of Huntington's Disease In Mice | http://ow.ly/160mZf
  15. Let's try that link again for the $5 Younkers coupon books that raise money for patient care at the UI HDSA COE. http://ow.ly/B1bD
  16. Get a jump on holiday shopping and raise money for UI HDSA Center of Excellence! Purchase a coupon book for this weekend ttp://ow.ly/B0X0
  17. Michigan family sways U.S. Rep to cosponsor HR678 Huntington's Disease Parity Act. Also looking forward to that movie. http://ow.ly/zyQp -ST
  18. Controversial embryo HD screening method being considered in the UK http://ow.ly/yDuL. Note: consult a genetic counselor before testing.
  19. Want to learn more about the PREDICT-HD Huntington disease study? Check out PREDICT-HD's @youtube Channel and video! http://ow.ly/xJSd
  20. RT @HDSA: 50 co-sponsors of the HD Parity Act (HR 678) way to go HDSA advocates! go to www.hdsa.org/ and click on advocacy