Difficulty balancing or an inability to do so can be caused by any number of factors. Head injuries, migraines, alcohol use, ear infections and medications can all affect your musculoskeletal system ...

Scientists have dissected one of the molecular mechanisms underlying Friedreich’s ataxia. In doing so, they have shed new light on the pathogenic mechanism of the disease. These findings could lead to ...

Scientists discovered that certain gene changes allow cells to function even when frataxin, the protein lost in Friedreich’s ...

Research into Friedreich ataxia has been hampered by low availability of study participants. Now, a European consortium has released baseline data from a continuing study of 592 patients with ...

Current treatments may be administered too late to target Friedreich's ataxia effectively. New research using a slow-onset frataxin knock-in/knockout mouse model showed significantly reduced levels of ...

Cerebellar ataxias form a large group of movement and balance disorders that result from degeneration of Purkinje cells. Nearly two dozen individual genes have been identified to date that, if mutated ...

A brother and sister duo in Sulphur is speaking out about a disease threatening their lives - a disease with no cure and no medication to treat it. Childhood pictures of Sam and Sydni Dupre paint a ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Friedreich Ataxia Ongoing Global Clinical Trials Analysis and Outlook" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. Friedreich Ataxia ongoing clinical ...

Friedreich ataxia is an autosomal-recessive, neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects the nervous system and heart. It was named after Nicolaus Friedreich, a Professor of Medicine in ...

To everyone who helped me and my family through our emergency last week by picking up or switching shifts, we thank you so very much! Also thanks to all that kept Alyssa in your thoughts and prayers ...