Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of neurodegenerative diseases characterized by the degeneration of Purkinje cells, a major class of neurons in the cerebellum. The resulting cerebellar dysfunction ...
Question #1 Dr. John, My wife of 44 years recently has been diagnosed with cerebellar ataxia. This is a rare neurological disorder that effects the motor system. Have you ever heard of it? Most people ...
A team led by Specially Appointed Associate Professor Tomohiko Ishihara and Professor Osamu Onodera at Niigata University, along with Professor Yoshitaka Nagai at Kindai University, conducted a ...
Neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease result from the loss of specific types of neurons due to abnormal accumulation of mutant proteins. Although specific brain regions ...
Cure Rare Disease (CRD), a clinical-stage nonprofit biotechnology company developing genetic medicines for ultra-rare and rare conditions, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
The Department of Neurology at Niigata University and the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP) have identified pathogenic thresholds for the CAG repeat units (RU) of the CACNA1A gene ...
WOODBRIDGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cure Rare Disease (CRD) announced it has been awarded a $5.69 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) to advance the ...