Levacetylleucine significantly improves neurological symptoms and functioning in patients with ataxia-telangiectasia, according to results from the IB1001-303 clinical trial. Topline results were ...

Phase III trial successfully achieved its primary endpoint and key secondary endpoints with high statistical significance Levacetylleucine demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in ...

At 5 years old, Shelbi Davenport ‘20 was diagnosed with ataxia, a progressive neurological disease that affects speech, motor skills and balance. Her family was shocked and unsure of what her future ...

Researchers have discovered that extracts from plants used by the Kwakwaka'wakw First Nations peoples in their traditional botanical medicine practices are able to rescue the function of ion channel ...

Home-based high-intensity aerobic training was associated with greater improvement in cerebellar ataxia symptoms, fitness, and fatigue compared with guidelines-recommended balance training in a ...

Cerebellum (Latin: "little brain") in orange. Cerebellar means "relating to the cerebellum." Source: 3dMediSphere / Shutterstock Since the 1970s, I've been intrigued by the cerebellum's role in peak ...

Not only can such devices be awkward, many people also perceive them as being stigmatizing. That's where the GyroPack backpack comes in. The device was first developed by Prof. Heike Vallery's team at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vatiquinone inhibits 15-Lipoxygenase, which regulates the pathways that Friedreich’s ataxia disrupts. PTC ...

PTC Therapeutics has long been trying to workshop its vatiquinone into a marketable treatment for Friedreich's ataxia (FA) after a phase 3 fail in 2023. Despite its efforts, the FDA has snubbed the ...

Cerebellar ataxia results from dysfunction of the cerebellum, which is part of the brain that helps regulate and control movement and balance. People may experience changes in gait, speech, and eye ...

Apraxia is a neurological disorder that affects the mental processes involved in planning, task performance, and more. Ataxia is a neurological sign affecting muscle coordination and movement.

Hereditary ataxia (HA) is a diverse group of rare inherited neurological disorders characterised by cerebellar impairment and the progressive degeneration of spinocerebellar tracts and the spinal cord ...