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The modified amino acid levacetylleucine delivered clinically meaningful results in children and adults with the rare ...

Despite modern high-throughput sequencing, the genetic cause of most rare movement disorders remains unclear. A research team in Bochum and Tübingen has now solved one piece of the puzzle: The ...

Monthly infusions of an investigational product that encapsulates dexamethasone sodium phosphate into autologous erythrocytes (EryDex) appeared safe but did not significantly improve neurological ...

Medical researchers have linked the specific biochemical changes to a protein called CHIP to specific disease characteristics of patients with a wide range of rare disorders. The research shows it is ...

Christian Maugee, 22, and Shandra Trantham, 24, dreamed of finding a cure for the neuromuscular disorder Friedreich's Ataxia, or FA, since they found out they were diagnosed. Maugee and Trantham both ...

Thought LeadersDr. Lauren MooreChief Scientific OfficerNational Ataxia Foundation (NAF) In this interview, we speak to Dr. Lauren Moore from the National Ataxia Foundation about ataxia and how the NFL ...

A new mechanism that worsens the symptoms of cerebellar ataxia, a rare degenerative cerebellar disease, has been identified.

The NFL and NFL Players Association added a new set of criteria a player must meet to return to play under its new concussion protocol, barring any player exhibiting signs of ataxia from re-entering a ...

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