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 »
Spinocerebellar ataxia type-3 (SCA3) is one of the most common types of SCA worldwide, and is characterised by progressive decline in daily function and quality of life. Whilst cerebellar ataxia
Dr Sandra Macedo-Ribiero of the University of Porto, Portugal, has shared results from her project co-funded by Ataxia UK, ‘NanoSCA3: Development of brain-targeted nanobodies for application in spinocerebellar ataxia type
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This study, based at the Institute of Neurology, University College London, is led by Neuroscientist Dr Tim West, and funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Rosetrees Trust.
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Researchers Prof Bart van de Warrenburg, Dr Roderick Maas and Kristofoor Leeuwenberg at Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands have recently published a paper in the journal Cerebellum on
New paper published on measuring treatment effectiveness in people with SCA3 Read More »
The pharmaceutical company Intrabio, who developed the recently FDA-approved drug AQNEURSA for people with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C, has announced their plans to begin a phase III trial of the
Intrabio to conduct phase III trial in SCA6 and Episodic Ataxia Type-2 Read More »
A recent paper published in the scientific journal Cell Reports Medicine has shown that a type of non-invasive brain stimulation called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) provides benefits to people
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Dr. Alanna Watt is an Associate Professor in the department of biology at McGill University, Canada, and has been running the Watt Lab since 2011. The Watt Lab focuses on
Our research intern, Scarlett Parr-Reid, sits down with Dr Ng to discuss his research into mitochondrial disease and spinocerebellar ataxia type-6 (SCA6). Tell me a bit about yourself and your
A multinational research team led by University of Utah researchers has identified the gene that causes a rare type of late-onset ataxia called Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type-4 (SCA4). This discovery paves the
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On October 26th 2023, the pharmaceutical company Biohaven submitted an application for a new drug approval of Troriluzole to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the treatment of Spinocerebellar Ataxia
