HDBuzz: empowering patients through accessible education.
Research and patient communities are firmly interdependent. Engaged patient communities provide biological samples and data that drive discoveries which, in turn, fuel the development of novel therapies. Historically, Huntington's disease (HD) has benefited from trusting interactions between scientists and patients. However, even for HD, communication between the research and patient communities is suboptimal. The web platform HDBuzz was created to rectify this situation by providing accurate, accessible information on the latest HD research to patients and their supporters.
Department of Neurodegenerative Disease, UCL Institute of Neurology, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, WC1N 3BG, UK.
Edward J
EJ
Wild
Jeffrey B
JB
Carroll
D006801:Humans; D006816:Huntington Disease; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012106:Research / Q000193:education; D061108:Social Media