A protein called SIRT3 was essential to restore the heart contractility and energy metabolism that can result from an energy-promoting supplement called nicotinamide…
Articles by Joana Fernandes, PhD
Seven microRNAs that circulate in the blood may serve as biomarkers that help clinicians to diagnose Friedreich’s ataxia, according to results…
Australian researchers have successfully turned stem cells from Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) patients into heart cells to study molecular anomalies that…
Researchers working in Friedreich’s ataxia may submit their project proposals for funding by two grants awarded by the Friedreich’s…
Patients with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) and caregivers may benefit from participating in the upcoming Patient-Focused Drug Development meeting by the…
Researchers may have found a new therapeutic target for the management of Friedreich’s ataxia. A study, “E3 Ligase RNF126…
Equistasi, a medical device, may improve limb and gait ataxia — a loss of control of voluntary muscular movement…
Symptoms of late-onset Friedreich’s ataxia may be confused with those of another genetic disorder, Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) disease, according to a…
Researchers have successfully corrected a mutated frataxin gene that leads to reduced production of the frataxin (FTX) protein and development…
Researchers have identified the molecular mechanism through which loss of frataxin, the protein missing in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), causes cell…