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Escrito por Dr. Jorge Diogo Da Silva Editado por Dr. David Bushart Traduzido para o português por Priscila Pereira Sena Como um grupo de pesquisa avaliou se a Rivastigmina, uma droga usada no tratamento da doença de Parkinson, pode exercer um papel no tratamento da SCA3 Ataxia Espinocerebelar do tipo Read More…
Written by Alexandra Putka Edited by Dr. Hannah K Shorrock Improving neuron firing regularity rescued incoordination but not muscle weakness in a SCA1 mouse model. Spinocerebellar ataxias are characterized by problems within the cerebellum, the part of your brain responsible for balance, coordination, and walking. A central question within preclinical Read More…
Written by Dr. Jorge Diogo Da Silva Edited by Dr. David Bushart How one research group assessed whether Rivastigmine, a Parkinson’s Disease drug, might have a role in treating SCA3 Spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3), also known as Machado-Joseph disease (MJD), is the most common inherited ataxia worldwide. As with Read More…
Escrito por la Dra. Hannah Shorrock Editado por la Dra. Larissa Nitschke. Publicado inicialmente en el 7 de mayo de 2021. Traducción al español fueron hechas por FEDAES y Carlos Barba. Pastor y sus colegas identifican pequeñas moléculas aprobadas por la FDA que reducen selectivamente la proteína tóxica expandida con poliglutamina Read More…
Written by Dr Hannah Shorrock Edited by Dr. Larissa Nitschke Pastor and colleagues identify FDA-approved small molecules that selectively reduce the toxic polyglutamine-expanded protein in SCA6. Selectively targeting disease-causing genes without disrupting cellular functions is essential for successful therapy development. In spinocerebellar ataxia type 6 (SCA6), achieving this selectivity is Read More…
Written by Dr. Amy Smith-Dijak Edited by Logan Morrison Basic biology helps identify a new treatment for ataxia Drug design doesn’t always have to start with a blank slate. Sometimes understanding how existing drugs work can help researchers to design new ones, or even to recombine old drugs in new Read More…
To repurpose drugs is to find new ways that they can be applied to treat other conditions and illnesses. Although our knowledge of diseases is greater than ever before, the development of novel therapies has yet to catch up. Drug development is slow, expensive and risky. These challenges have made Read More…
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