AÂ $4.8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) will support a research project hoping to move a…
Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
In a reversal, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed Reata Pharmaceuticals that it will not hold an…
A mutation in the gene SIRT6 is associated with less severe neurological symptoms and visual impairment among people with…
A new mouse model called YG8-800, which accurately captures key features of Friedreich’s ataxia such as neurological dysfunction and…
The Friedreich’s ataxia community wants to get people talking about ataxia — a group of disorders that affect co-ordination,…
Skin cells of people with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) show dysregulated levels of fat molecules, including abnormal levels of a…
Note: This story was updated on Aug. 10, 2022, to add the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has extended…
Mutations that cause Friedreich’s ataxia lead to abnormalities in how nerve fibers grow and reduce their ability to repair…
Astrocytes, a type of support cell in the brain, showed metabolic defects and unusual pro-inflammatory activity that likely contributes to…
The European Commission is expected to propose a new governing framework for health data next month, called the European Health…