UCLA researchers, after developing a mouse model of Friedreich's ataxia that shows symptoms similar to patients, have found that many early symptoms of the disease are completely reversible when the ...

What Is Friedreich’s Ataxia? Friedreich’s ataxia is an inherited disease that affects the nervous system, especially the spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and part of the brain called the cerebellum, as ...

Previously, the group investigated two models of dystonia, a different motor disorder, and demonstrated that preventing brainstem neurons from communicating with the cerebellum disturbed sleep. 4 ...