In 2021, Ataxia UK co-funded a research project with the National Ataxia Foundation, ‘Assessment of ataxia severity under real-life conditions with SARAhome: A multicenter study in spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 (SCA3)’. This project was led by Dr […]
New paper published on the SARAhome scale to remotely assess ataxia symptoms in SCA3 Read More »
Dr Federico Herrera of the University of Lisbon, Portugal, has recently shared results of his Ataxia UK-funded project, ‘Restoring NKX6-2 function by protein complementation: a proof-of-concept’. Spastic ataxia 8 (SPAX8)
Principal researcher: Dr Lisa Bunn, Plymouth University (UK) Â Scientific Summary: This project directly responds to the needs expressed by people with ataxia for non-invasive treatments to improve daily life.
Dr Rosella Abeti and Prof Paola Giunti at the London Ataxia Centre, UCL Institute of Neurology, have shared results from their project which was funded by Ataxia UK. The project was titled ‘Exploring novel iron-mediated mechanisms to prevent cellular death in
Upcoming project: Subtyping Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxias based on multimodal disease progression patterns Subtyping Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxias based on multimodal disease progression patterns Principal investigators: Dr Susmita Saha, Prof Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis,
