Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the degeneration of Purkinje cells, a major class of neurons in the cerebellum. The resulting cerebellar dysfunction ...
Limited treatment options and access to care often challenge patients with Friedreich’s ataxia. So, on Sept. 17, the ...
"I don't know if you've heard about it," says the long-adored scientist and climate activist—plus, the one rising condition that tells him "there's something going on." ...
Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease result from the loss of specific types of neurons due to abnormal accumulation of mutant proteins. Although specific brain regions ...
A team led by Specially Appointed Associate Professor Tomohiko Ishihara and Professor Osamu Onodera at Niigata University, along with Professor Yoshitaka Nagai at Kindai University, conducted a ...
Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, identified a receptor that plays a crucial role in stress-induced motor ...
Cure Rare Disease (CRD), a clinical-stage nonprofit biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for ultra-rare and rare conditions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
Dysdiadochokinesia is the inability to perform quick, alternating movements, such as opening and closing a fist or tapping a foot. It is usually a symptom of an underlying health condition that ...
The Department of Neurology at Niigata University and the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP) have identified pathogenic thresholds for the CAG repeat units (RU) of the CACNA1A gene ...