A team led by researchers at Universidade Federal de São Paulo and Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in Brazil recently published in the journal Neurogenetics a review based on the main clinical characteristics, the pathophysiological mechanisms, and the therapeutic strategies available for Friedreich ataxia. The…
Researchers at the University of South Florida, Morsani College of Medicine published in the journal Gait & Posture their findings on gait and balance parameters in a group of adult Friedreich’s ataxia patients and the correlation between the two variables. The study is entitled “…
A recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE characterized the association of the neurodegenerative disorder Friedreich’s ataxia with cardiac pathology. The study is entitled “The Pathogenesis of Cardiomyopathy in Friedreich Ataxia.” Friedreich’s ataxia corresponds to a rare inherited disease characterized by progressive…
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) recently awarded funding for 23 promising ataxia research projects. The project led by Dr. Padmaja Vittal from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago received the “Clinical Research Training Fellowship in Ataxia Award” that helps fund the training of the next…
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) recently awarded funding for 23 promising ataxia research projects. One of the projects is led by Dr. Ismael Al-Ramahi from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas and has received a “Pioneer SCA Translational Grant Award.”…
The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) announced in December 2014 the funding of 23 important ataxia research projects in the United States, Mexico, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom and Germany. One of the projects awarded within the United States is led by Dr. Jeremy D. Schmahmann from …
A study published in The Journal of Biological Chemistry provides a detailed analysis on iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis in mammalian mitochondria based on a novel experimental system. The study is entitled “Fe – S cluster biogenesis in isolated mammalian mitochondria: coordinated use of per sulfide sulfur…
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