Neuroscience
Double discovery reveals insights behind brain degeneration
Research discoveries revealing the genetic causes of neurological degeneration could be a key to slowing the progression of devastating diseases.
Aug 13, 2018
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News tagged with cerebellar ataxia
Genetics
Team finds gene critical for development of brain motor center
(Medical Xpress)—In a report published today in Nature Communications, an Ottawa-led team of researchers describe the role of a specific gene, called Snf2h, in the development of the cerebellum. Snf2h is required for the ...
Jun 21, 2014
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Neuroscience
Decreased protein degradation in cerebellum leads to motor dysfunction
A research team from Kumamoto University, Japan has developed an animal model that reproduces motor dysfunction and cerebellar neurodegeneration similar to that in spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) by inhibiting chaperone-mediated ...
Sep 23, 2020
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Genetics
Researchers link specific protein mutations to ataxia disease symptoms
For the first time, the UNC School of Medicine lab of Jonathan Schisler, MS, Ph.D., linked the specific biochemical changes to a protein called CHIP to specific disease characteristics of patients with a wide range of rare ...
Nov 06, 2019
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Neuroscience
Scientists probe function of cerebellar interneurons with new technique
The cerebellum is an area of brain at the back of your head involved in movement. Its neuronal circuitry is relatively simple compared to other areas, but scientists still have a lot left to learn regarding its role in motor ...
Jul 12, 2017
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Neuroscience
Responses to treatment, outcomes of autoimmune cerebellar ataxia
While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may help to predict better immunotherapy response and neurological ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Neuroscience
Cerebellar ataxia can't be cured, but some cases can be treated
No cures are possible for most patients who suffer debilitating movement disorders called cerebellar ataxias.
Mar 23, 2015
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Genetics
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 – ...
May 08, 2013
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Neuroscience
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 ...
Mar 21, 2013
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Genetics
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.
Aug 17, 2012
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