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Wearable Sensors Show Daily Walking Differs from Clinic Tests for SCA Patients

June 19, 2026

Written by Yujia Li  Edited by Celeste Suart, PhD Walking test in a hospital is not the same as walking at home. Wearable sensors show that real-world walking is more variable than in the hospital.   We don’t usually think about how we walk until walking starts to feel different. Walking actually takes more effort than we realize. In spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) patients, changes Read More…

Moving Heals! Exercise and a TrkB Agonist Offer New Hope for SCA6

June 12, 2026

Written by Élyse Zadigue-Dubé   Edited by Priscila Pereira Sena New research in SCA6 mouse models suggests boosting BDNF-TrkB signaling could change the game. Is there a world where an SCA6 diagnosis does not equate to a life sentence of motor incoordination? A study by Cook and colleagues investigated a signaling Read More…

Snapshot: What is a CT Scan?

May 29, 2026

A computer tomography (CT) scan, also called a CAT scan, is a diagnostic imaging procedure that uses X-rays and a computer to help doctors see inside your body.  CT scans provide detailed, cross-sectional pictures of bones, soft tissues, and organs that doctors can use to detect problems like injuries, infections, Read More…

An unexpected guest found in toxic ataxin-1 clumps in SCA1

May 15, 2026

Written by Anastasiya Potapenko   Edited by Priscila Pereira Sena New clues into SCA1: RNA gets trapped inside toxic ataxin-1 clumps in brain cells, disrupting the production of proteins and contributing to disease. To develop treatments for human diseases such as spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1), researchers need models that reflect Read More…

Corriendo con la energía en vacío: Comprendiendo como la fatiga afecta la calidad de vida en las ataxias espinocerebelosas

May 8, 2026

Escrito por Alexandra Putka  Editado por la Dra. Pragya Goel  Traducido por Daphne Rincon  ¿Te sientes cansado(a)? No estás solo(a). La fatiga es un síntoma común de las ataxias espinocerebelosas y afecta la calidad de vida.   Las ataxias espinocerebelosas (también reconocidas como SCAs) se caracterizan por diversos síntomas, pero la fatiga no siempre está incluida en esta lista. Clínicamente, la fatiga se define como la dificultad para iniciar Read More…

Moving forward with movement sensors for ataxia

March 27, 2026

Written by Carrie Sheeler, PhD    Edited by Celeste Suart, PhD Advances in wearable technology for tracking ataxia severity combine coordination changes across different types of movement.  How do you know a new treatment is working? This is the key question that clinicians have to answer when developing and testing new therapies. One on one, a patient Read More…

Snapshot: ¿Qué es la Arreflexia?

March 13, 2026

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…

24/7 Wearable Sensors: A New Way to Track Ataxia

February 27, 2026

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…

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