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Written by Dr. Pragya Goel Edited by Dr. Lauren Moore Research in mice shows that a specific cell population in the cerebellum maintains balance as we age. Falls due to imbalance are common and dangerous in the elderly, but what exact changes in the brain are responsible for this is Read More…
Snapshot escrito por: Lin (Summer) Dong Editado por: Sharan Srinivasan, MD Traducido por: Ismael Araujo Aliag La arreflexia, proveniente de la palabra griega “a”, que significa ausencia, es una condición médica caracterizada por la ausencia o reducción de los reflejos. Los reflejos son respuestas involuntarias provocadas por estímulos sensoriales que son esenciales para mantener el correcto funcionamiento del cuerpo. Cuando este complejo Read More…
Written by Poojashree Chettiar Edited by Pragya Goel, PhD AI and wearable tech may transform how ataxia is monitored Could everyday devices help track ataxia? Finding treatments for neurological disorders like spinocerebellar ataxias (SCAs) and multiple system atrophy (MSA-C) has been challenging. A major reason is the lack of good Read More…
Written by Jacen Emerson Edited by Hannah Shorrock, PhD Human Imaging data reveals worsening spinal cord damage in several Ataxias that can begin before symptoms start. Why does the spinal cord matter in SCA? Rezende and colleagues recently published the most thorough study of spinal cord damage in Spinocerebellar Ataxias Read More…
Escrito por Alexandra PutkaEditado por Dr Hannah K ShorrockTraducido por Ismael Araujo-Aliaga Científicos caracterizan la progresión de las enfermedades SCA1, 2, 3 y 6, y descubren que los síntomas cambian más rápido en los primeros 10 años de la enfermedad. El diseño de ensayos clínicos para enfermedades raras como las Read More…
Written by Tala Ortiz Edited by Hannah Shorrock, PhD Repeat length in RFC1 Ataxia, also known as CANVAS, impacts the age of onset of symptoms, type of symptoms, and progression Are there ways to predict the types of symptoms and how a disease will progress in a complex neurogenetic disorder? Scientists have investigated this Read More…
Written by Yujia Li Edited by Priscila Pereira Sena The discovery of first links between mitochondrial dysfunction and SCA6 progression offers new insights for potential treatments. What drives the progression of Spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6)? While the exact mechanisms remain unclear, a study by Leung et al. suggests that Read More…
Written by Ross Pelzel Edited by Eder Xhako, PhD and Celeste Suart, PhD Alternative splicing produces different versions of proteins that arise from the same gene. In many neurodegenerative diseases, this process results in dysfunctional proteins that lead to disease symptoms. In Shorrock et al., the authors investigate how alternative Read More…
Written by Allison Hilger, PhD, CCC-SLP Edited by Celeste Suart, PhD Did you know cerebellar ataxia affects how speech sounds more than how it’s understood? Learn why speech naturalness matters. Have you ever heard someone speak in a way that sounds a bit unnatural, even if you can understand them Read More…
Written by Katerina Pliatsika Edited by Hannah K Shorrock, PhD Additional proteins which interact with ATXN1 contribute to toxicity in a SCA1 mouse model. In neurodegenerative diseases, a problematic gene and its resulting protein play a crucial role in the selective loss of brain cells. However, a fundamental question remains unanswered: Read More…
