Genetic mutations that cause Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) arise from a previously unrecognized category of FXN gene variants called a…
Articles by Steve Bryson, PhD
Two microRNAs (miRNAs) — molecules that help regulate gene activity — may serve as biomarkers of cardiomyopathy in people with…
Biogen’s Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) is one step closer to being covered by Quebec public healthcare systems for people with…
Brain scans of people with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) revealed reduced communication between the frontal cortex and the cerebellum, two-interconnected…
Scientists have created and validated stem cell lines derived from an adult with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) carrying an ultra-rare…
In adults with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA), a brain communication pathway connecting the cerebellum to the motor cortex, which…
Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) improved key measures of function and cellular health in nerve cells from the dorsal root ganglia, clusters…
Researchers have developed a new type of gene therapy that, according to the findings of a new study in animal…
Sensors worn while walking at a natural pace can accurately distinguish people with Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) from those without…
MRI scans analyzed with artificial intelligence (AI) to measure the size of the dentate nucleus — a deep brain region…