We’re excited to announce that NAF will award $940,000 in Ataxia research grants this year! NAF’s Board of Directors approved funding for 25 Ataxia research grants in 2020. Nearly 60 applications were reviewed by a team of the world’s top Ataxia researchers. They selected the highest quality Ataxia research grant applications for Read More…
Working with your doctor to obtain a diagnosis can be difficult, especially with a rare disease. Medical history, family history, and a neurological evaluation are used to diagnose Ataxia. Various blood tests may also be used to rule out other disorders. Your doctor may recommend genetic testing if a hereditary Read More…
We’ve been talking a lot lately about Ataxia clinical trials. But what is a clinical trial? Should you sign up to participate when there is one available for your type of Ataxia? What happens during a clinical trial? Learn everything that you need to know with this webinar: Clinical Trials Read More…
Author: Kelsey Trace, NAF Research Associate It was an exciting couple of days in Minnesota when prominent Ataxia clinical researchers and research coordinators met in Minneapolis in September for the annual Katie Campbell Clinical Trial Readiness Conference. This conference focuses on the work of the Clinical Research Consortium for the Read More…
Photo: Andrew Rosen (right) presents a Certificate of Appreciation at the Orange County Walk N’ Roll to Cure Ataxia Author: Andrew Rosen, Executive Director The life of an Executive Director at a nonprofit like NAF is filled with many different tasks. While I enjoy coming to the office and working Read More…
Author: Sue Hagen, Patient and Research Services Director A Community Mobilized Toward Treatments One of the goals of a disease-specific patient organization is to provide resources that will help in the discovery of treatments for their disease. And that is absolutely true of the National Ataxia Foundation. We want treatments Read More…
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