Wednesday, June 3, 2026

MRI end-points for clinical trials in ataxias: recommendations from the Ataxia Global Initiative MRI Biomarkers Working Group

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Öz, G., Cocozza, S., Rezende, T.J.R. et al. MRI end-points for clinical trials in ataxias: recommendations from the Ataxia Global Initiative...
Saturday, May 30, 2026

New clinical trial for vatiquinone

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May 29, 2026 PTC Therapeutics.  Dear Friedreich's Ataxia Community - PTC Therapeutics We are excited to share that we will be initiat...

Generation of Friedreich's ataxia induced pluripotent stem cells carrying the FXN c.165 + 5G>C splicing mutation.

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Yameogo P, Gerhart BJ, Sentmanat MF, Neilson A, Cui X, Verma M, Lynch DR, Napierala JS, Napierala M. Generation of Friedreich's ataxia i...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Xavier disease (Friedreich's ataxia variant) - Symptoms, Causes, Treatment & Prevention

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📅 Updated: April 2026. Xavier disease is a very rare, autosomal‑recessive neuro‑degenerative disorder that shares many clinical features wi...
Monday, May 25, 2026

Targeting competitive Fe–S regulation to treat Friedreich’s ataxia

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Campos J, Ferreira J. Targeting competitive Fe–S regulation to treat Friedreich’s ataxia. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences, 2026; 0 DOI: ...

A phosphorylated variant of the mast/stem cell growth factor receptor KIT is upregulated in dorsal root ganglia of Friedreich ataxia

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Koeppen AH, Mazurkiewicz JE, Feustel PJ, Pelech S, Sutter C, Fu Q, Lin Q. A phosphorylated variant of the mast/stem cell growth factor recep...

Psychological resilience in patients with Friedreich ataxia: a 6-year longitudinal analysis

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Ruth Eumann, Janna Krahe, Imis Dogan, Ana Sofia Costa, Jörg B Schulz, Stella A Lischewski, Kathrin Reetz; FACROSS Study Group. Psychologica...
Sunday, May 24, 2026

Therapeutic activity of a hematopoietic stem cell-delivered cell-penetrating frataxin in Friedreich’s ataxia models

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Pido-Lopez J, Moula S, Shaban E ... Therapeutic activity of a hematopoietic stem cell-delivered cell-penetrating frataxin in Friedreich’s at...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Slowing the curve: a single-arm meta-analysis of mFARS outcomes following omaveloxolone treatment in Friedreich ataxia

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Ali A, Cheema WA, Nisar F, Reyaz U, Saad M, Talha M, et al. Slowing the curve: a single-arm meta-analysis of mFARS outcomes following omavel...
Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Swinburne researcher discovers broccoli extract could halt incurable neurological disorder

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Newscorp Australia. May 19, 2026. Associate Professor Faith Kwa leads the Drug Discovery for Chronic Diseases Laboratory at Swinburne Unive...