A walkway system called GAITRite is a reliable and feasible method to assess gait in young patients with…
Articles by José Lopes, PhD
Specific antioxidant compounds and derivatives were able to boost levels of the protein frataxin in cells from Friedreich’s ataxia (FA)…
Synthetic molecules targeting the hallmark gene mutation in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) were able to restore frataxin protein levels to…
Patients with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) have smaller spinal cords and evidence of atrophy in specific areas of the brain…
Novoheart, in partnership with Pfizer, has created new models of cardiac dysfunction in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) using human stem…
A gene therapy approach to deliver frataxin, the protein that’s deficient in Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) patients, was able to…
Breath testing holds potential as an accurate, simple, and noninvasive diagnostic tool for Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) and other neurodegenerative diseases,…
The clinical management of two siblings with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) involved multiple approaches, including physical and occupational therapy, medications, orthopedic…
Researchers have found that patients with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) show progressive deterioration of auditory neural responses to ongoing acoustic…
Researchers found that patients with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) show a gradual reduction in low-contrast visual acuity over time. This…