News tagged with ataxia
Signs of motor disorders can appear years before disease manifestation
It is known that signs of neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's and Huntington's disease can appear years before the disease becomes manifest; these signs take the form of subtle changes in the brain and behavior of ...
Neuroscience
May 22, 2013 |
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Researchers identify new circadian clock component
Northwestern University scientists have shown a gene involved in neurodegenerative disease also plays a critical role in the proper function of the circadian clock.
Genetics
May 16, 2013 |
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Stem cell researchers move toward treatment for rare genetic nerve disease
(Medical Xpress)—UCLA researchers at the Eli and Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research have used induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) to advance disease-in-a-dish modeling of a rare genetic ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 10, 2013 |
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Team identifies two genes that combine to cause rare syndrome
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Duke University have identified genetic mutations that appear to underlie a rare but devastating syndrome combining reproductive failure with cerebellar ataxia – ...
Genetics
May 08, 2013 |
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New subtype of ataxia identified
Researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Health Sciences Research Institute Foundation (IGTP), the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), and the Sant Joan de Déu de Martorell Hospital, has identified a new ...
Neuroscience
Apr 29, 2013 |
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Dysfunction in cerebellar Calcium channel causes motor disorders and epilepsy
A dysfunction of a certain Calcium channel, the so called P/Q-type channel, in neurons of the cerebellum is sufficient to cause different motor diseases as well as a special type of epilepsy. This is reported by the research ...
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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New structural insight into neurodegenerative disease
A research team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) released their results on the structure and molecular details of the neurodegenerative disease-associated protein Ataxin-1. ...
Genetics
Mar 14, 2013 |
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What is the cost of rare diseases such as Friedreich's Ataxia?
What is the cost of rare diseases such as Friedreich's Ataxia? By analyzing direct and indirect costs of care research in BioMed Central's open access journal Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases calculated that conservatively this r ...
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Feb 27, 2013 |
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New genetic disorder of balance and cognition discovered
The family of disorders known as ataxia can impair speech, balance and coordination, and have varying levels of severity. Scientists from the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh have identified a new member of this group ...
Genetics
Dec 07, 2012 |
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Genetic discovery for hereditary spastic ataxia—rare disease in Newfoundland
Researchers from the Guy Rouleau Laboratory affiliated with the CHUM Research Centre and the CHU–Sainte-Justine Research Centre have discovered the genetic cause of a rare disease reported only in patients originating from ...
Genetics
Sep 06, 2012 |
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DNA detectives track down nerve disorder cause
Better diagnosis and treatment of a crippling inherited nerve disorder may be just around the corner thanks to an international team that spanned Asia, Europe and the United States. The team had been hunting DNA strands for ...
Neuroscience
Aug 23, 2012 |
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Gypsy study unravels a novel ataxia gene
A WA study of an isolated population of Eastern European Gypsies known as "Bowlmakers" has unlocked clues about a serious developmental disease - congenital cerebellar ataxia.
Genetics
Aug 17, 2012 |
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Scientists discover mechanism that controls obesity, atherosclerosis and potentially cancer
Scientists from the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (IMCB) have discovered a new signalling pathway that controls both obesity and atherosclerosis. The team demonstrated, for the first time, that mice deficient in ...
Medical research
Jul 03, 2012 |
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New cerebellar ataxia gene identified in dogs
Researchers at the University of Helsinki and the Folkhälsan Research Center, Finland, have identified the genetic cause of early-onset progressive cerebellar degeneration the Finnish Hound dog breed. The study, led ...
Genetics
Jun 18, 2012 |
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Researchers uncover clue to preventing, and possibly reversing, ataxia telangiectasia disease
Rutgers scientists think they have found a way to prevent and possibly reverse the most debilitating symptoms of a rare, progressive childhood degenerative disease that leaves children with slurred speech, unable to walk, ...
Neuroscience
Apr 01, 2012 |
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Ataxia
Ataxia (from Greek α- [used as a negative prefix] + -τάξις [order], meaning "lack of order") is a neurological sign and symptom that consists of gross lack of coordination of muscle movements. Ataxia is a non-specific clinical manifestation implying dysfunction of the parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement, such as the cerebellum. Several possible causes exist for these patterns of neurological dysfunction. The term "dystaxia" is a rarely-used synonym.
The International Ataxia Awareness Day is observed on September 25 each year.
For more information about Ataxia, read the full article at
Wikipedia.
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