Friedreich’s ataxia is a genetic condition that affects the nervous system. It’s caused by a change in a gene responsible for regulating energy production within cells. This change means that the ...

Difficulty balancing or an inability to do so can be caused by any number of factors. Head injuries, migraines, alcohol use, ear infections and medications can all affect your musculoskeletal system ...

Worldwide, only a handful of patients are known to suffer from episodic ataxia type 6, a neurological disease that causes transient loss of muscle control. The cause lies in a mutation that changes a ...

Cerebellar rhythm loss due to climbing fiber regression is a shared pathophysiology of motor deficits across cerebellar ataxias. Cerebellar ataxias are a group of genetic and non-genetic disorders ...

Worldwide, only a handful of patients are known to suffer from episodic ataxia type 6, a neurological disease that causes transient loss of muscle control. The cause lies in a mutation that changes a ...

Friedreich’s ataxia is a chronic, progressive neurological condition that leads to impaired muscle coordination. This can affect balance and mobility as well as speech and heart health. Friedreich’s ...

Levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) improved neurologic symptoms and functioning in adults and children with ataxia-telangiectasia in ...

COLUMBIA, Missouri (KOMU) — One Columbia woman says a newly-approved treatment for her rare neuromuscular disorder has been life changing. Skyclarys (omaveloxolone) was approved by the U.S. Food and ...

Yesterday was International Ataxia Awareness Day, and to spread awareness on the genetic nervous system condition, we chatted with everyone’s favorite science communicator. Bill Nye, best known for ...