Posts by: Hal Foster

Hal Foster

October 10, 2017

Frataxin-producing Compound’s Journey from Basic Science to Possible Clinical Trial: One Researcher’s Story

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A dozen years ago, Joel Gottesfeld became intrigued with the conclusion of a paper he was editing for the Journal of Biological Chemistry. The article that the Scripps Research ... Read more

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

#IARC 2017 – Kyle Byrant Interview and ‘Where We Fit in Puzzle of Curing’

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Some 10 years ago, Kyle Bryant and his parents, Mike and Diana, were casting about for a way to make a difference in the fight against Friedreich’s ataxia, the ... Read more

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

#IARC 2017 – Conference Marked by ‘Growth in Research’ and Panel Dedicated to Patients

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More than 20 presentations at IARC 2017, the recently concluded International Ataxia Research Conference in Pisa, Italy, focused on treatments, demonstrating the progress scientists are making in expanding the therapy ... Read more

October 2, 2017December 9, 2017

#IARC2017 – Chondrial Looks to Move Protein Replacement Therapy into FA Trials, Chief Scientific Officer Says

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Protein replacement is one of several cutting-edge approaches to treating ataxias that generated a buzz at IARC 2017, the International Ataxia Research Conference that concluded Saturday in Pisa, Italy. ... Read more

September 29, 2017October 2, 2017

#IARC2017 – Try to Treat Our Hearing, Vision and Everyday Problems, Patients Ask Ataxia Researchers

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Many scientists working on ataxia therapies focus on the movement, balance and heart problems that are the hallmarks of these neurological diseases. But a panel of five patients and ... Read more

September 27, 2017October 1, 2017

#IARC2017 – FARA Rose from a Family’s Pain in Hopes of Helping Others

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Ron Bartek has a long list of accomplishments. He was a West Point graduate and U.S. Army officer, worked on U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms reduction treaties for the State Department ... Read more

September 19, 2017October 1, 2017

#IARC2017 – From a Son’s Plea for Help, GoFAR Grew to Become Leading Light of FA Community

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Filomena D’Agostino will never forget Christmas 2002. That was the day her 20-year-old son, Diego, tears streaming down his face, begged her and her husband Bernardo Ruggeri to do ... Read more

September 12, 2017September 12, 2017

#IARC2017 – Clinical Trial Design on Ataxia UK’s List of Expected Conference Highlights

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One of the most encouraging developments in ataxia research these days is a surge in therapies advancing to the clinical trial stage. This has put a premium on trial ... Read more

September 5, 2017October 4, 2017

FARA’s 9th Annual ‘Energy’ Symposium, Patient-oriented Event, Takes Place at USF on Sept. 14

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Editor’s Note: The 2017 symposium had to be canceled because of Hurricane Irma, but the Energy Ball event was held as planned. The Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance teams up with ... Read more

August 22, 2017October 1, 2017

#IARC2017 – Rapid Advances in Research Will Be Key Focus of Global Ataxia Conference

Friedreich's Ataxia, News

The first International Ataxia Research Conference, in 2015, was a milestone in the quest to find cures for the world’s 40 ataxias, diseases whose hallmark is the loss of muscular coordination. Held in Windsor, ... Read more

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