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Scripps Howard News Service 29 Jan 2006
...have uncovered a genetic secret that has plagued the Lincoln family for at least 11 generations: a mutation that causes a form of ataxia, a crippling ...
- Scripps Howard News Service,
Endesha Ida Mae Holland dies 29 Jan 2006
...of Greenwood. For 15 years, Holland battled ataxia, a degenerative neurological disease. "She continued to teach. She continued ...
- Greenwood Commonwealth,
Abe Lincoln's possible genetic defect discovered 29 Jan 2006
The dominant genetic mutation causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 5, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects coordination, including walking, speaking ...
- ProLife Blogs
Study: Abraham Lincoln may have had ataxia Jan 23, 2006
University of Minnesota scientists say they've found evidence President Abraham Lincoln may have been a victim of a neurological disease called ataxia. ...
- Webindia123,
U of MN researchers identify ataxia gene Jan 23, 2006
Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered the gene responsible for a type of ataxia, an incurable degenerative brain disease ...
- innovations report,
Spinocerebellar ataxia type 5 (SCA5) gene pinpointed Jan 23, 2006
By University of Minnesota, Researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical School have discovered the gene responsible for a type of ataxia, an incurable ...
- RxPG NEWS,
Ataxia: a problematic disease's gene deciphered Jan 23, 2006
Ataxia is an incurable degenerative brain disease affecting movement and coordination. A first with this neurodegenerative disease ...
- MedIndia,
Lincoln's Descendants Help Researchers Identify Ataxia Gene Jan 24, 2006
...(AHN) - DNA from the descendants of President Abraham Lincoln helped researchers identify the gene responsible for ataxia, a rare, incurable degenerative brain ...
- All Headline News
Study: Abraham Lincoln may have had ataxia Jan 23, 2006
Childhood kidney disease gene identified (January 16, 2006) -- An international research team has identified a gene involved in the inherited kidney disorder ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Owner Pohlad's donation highlights benefit for BAARC Jan 26, 2006
MINNEAPOLIS -- The Minnesota Chapter of Baseball Writers' Association of America and The Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center held the first-annual Diamond ...
- Twinsbaseball.com
Lincoln kin help medical research Jan 23, 2006
The proud lineage of President Abraham Lincoln has helped researchers at the University of Minnesota identify a genetic origin of ataxia, a disease that robs ...
- Pioneer Press,
Lincoln's Descendants Help Make Gene Breakthrough Jan 23, 2006
23 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've identified a gene responsible for ataxia -- a rare, incurable degenerative brain disease affecting movement and ...
- KPHO Phoenix,
Brain expert’s mission to educate youngsters Jan 19, 2006
Ataxia is a disorder of the central nervous system and affects 5,000 people in the UK, causing balance and coordination problems. ...
- Hampstead and Highgate Express,
Twins serve optimism to diners Jan 27, 2006
...numbers Thursday night at the inaugural Diamond Awards banquet at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis, an event benefiting the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center ...
- Pioneer Press,
New Tontitown Residents Concerned About Phone Book Addresses Jan 28, 2006
Childs said he has spinocerebellar ataxia, a degenerative neurological disorder that affects his coordination and makes him prone to falling. ...
- Springdale Morning News,
Others in Canada have helped the ill take the final step Jan 28, 2006
...a plastic bag. Houle had Friedreich's ataxia, whose symptoms include muscle weakness and loss of co-ordination. Neighbours said ...
- Montreal Gazette,
Suspected Equine Herpesvirus Causes "Hold Order" on Maryland Farm Jan 26, 2006
...neurological signs. Among the first signs of the illness are unexplained fever and mild to severe ataxia or unsteady balance. There ...
- BloodHorse,
U researchers make discovery about Lincoln Jan 24, 2006
Researchers following distant relatives of the 16th president say they discovered a genetic mutation that causes a form of ataxia -- a crippling neurological ...
- KTSP.com,
Spokane support Jan 27, 2006
Ataxia Support Group – meets the first Monday of the month, 5:30-7 pm, in the Mary Bead Room at Sacred Heart Medical Center. Contact ...
- The Spokesman Review,
Common Complaints: Diseases Horses and Humans Share Jan 25, 2006
This yields ataxia and paresis (muscle weakness) of the trunk and limbs. With the onset of neurological symptoms, there are behavioral changes and dementia. ...
- TheHorse.com,
$1.13 million raised to battle muscle disease Jan 26, 2006
GEORGETOWN TOWNSHIP -- More than 400 runners, including 54 from West Michigan, helped raise $1.13 million to support research for ataxia telangiectasia. ...
- The Grand Rapids Press,
Cincinnati to talk again to Krivsky of Twins Jan 26, 2006
Pohlad donation Twins owner Carl Pohlad announced a donation of $500,000 to the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center at the University of Minnesota during the ...
- Minneapolis Star Tribune (subscription),
Jason’s back in the saddle as Wheels, Bacardi answer call for ... Jan 18, 2006
Cycling, explained the 36-year-old, is the best thing to help him cope with the condition Ataxia which gives him jerky and uncoordinated body movements and ...
- Royal Gazette,
Twins' 2005 stars to be honored at banquet Thursday Jan 24, 2006
The event, which benefits the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center at the University of Minnesota, features awards presentations for Twins most valuable player ...
- Duluth News Tribune,
Scientists Test Chimera Vaccine Jan 16, 2006
One of the vaccinated horses showed mild ataxia (incoordination) and muscle twitching for two consecutive days post-WNV challenge. ...
- TheHorse.com,
Film fights for Medicaid Jan 24, 2006
Helen Mays, who was interviewed for “Out of Sight, Out of Mind,� was born with a disabling disease known as cerebellar ataxia, a progressive disorder of ...
- Columbia Missourian,
Jensen Beach mall benefit raises money for muscular dystrophy Jan 22, 2006
Sam Whittle of Palm City first learned of his daughter's diagnosis of Friedreich's ataxia, a neuromuscular disease, when she was 10. ...
- Stuart News (subscription),
Brave toddler loses fight for life against rare genetic disorder Jan 19, 2006
...deterioration. The adult form emerges over 16 and may include depression, psychiatric disturbances, tremors, dementia and ataxia.
- Scotsman,
He's going to Disney World! First wish of 2006 granted Jan 1, 2006
Johanna MacDonald says her son was diagnosed last April with spinocerebellar ataxia, a genetic disorder that impairs the function of the spinal cord and the ...
- Woonsocket Call,
Milking chocolate Jan 15, 2006
...obscure. She was subject to illness; D'Antonio speculates that her "locomotor ataxia" could well have been the result of syphilis. ...
- Sun-Sentinel.com,
Lead Poisoning can Kill your Pets Jan 18, 2006
Some symptoms include: anorexia, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nervousness, tremors, ataxia, blindness, deafness and dementia. ...
- Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,
A gift so fair Jan 21, 2006
...girl's first haircut. Annie suffers from a rare and usually fatal disease called ataxia-telangiectasia, or AT. Children with the ...
- Yakima Herald-Republic,
Senior Circles Jan 18, 2006
April 1, 9 am-noon, speaker: State Coordinator Becky Dunlop and Paulette Sackett, topic: “Parkinson’s Disease - Differences and Similarities to Ataxia�. ...
- Ellicott City View,
'Tele-novels' might be big for San Diego Jan 19, 2006
Unfortunately, Dykes, who had a degenerative muscle disease called Friedreich's ataxia, didn't live long enough to see the TV segment in which he is featured. ...
- San Diego Union Tribune,
Vitamin B1 deficiency after bariatric surgery Dec 29, 2005
Difficulties included nausea, anorexia, fatigue, hearing loss, forgetfulness, and ataxia, or an inability to coordinate muscle movements. ...
- Xagena.it,
A line is drawn on human cloning Jan 2, 2006
Stem cell research offers great hope to patients with cancer, genetic diseases affecting young people such as cystic fibrosis and ataxia, and diseases usually ...
- Sydney Morning Herald,
Quest for redemption Dec 31, 2005
...for him to breathe. He was diagnosed with autonomic ataxia, a nervous disorder that was an aftereffect of the war. His return to ...
- INQ7.net,
Update on Turfway Herpesvirus Quarantine Jan 10, 2006
7., there were six positive tests in Barn 26, with no horses showing any clinical signs of EHV-1 which can include fever, ataxia (incoordination), or other ...
- TheHorse.com,
Small Molecule Bcl-2 Protein Inhibitor, GX15-070, Active for ... Jan 12, 2006
The main toxicities of GX15-070 were somnolence, euphoria, ataxia and oxygen desaturation. Mean lymphocyte reduction of 29% was seen in 18 patients. ...
- Cancer Consultants (press release),
Two barns remain quarantined at Turfway due to EVH-1 concerns Jan 10, 2006
...barn 27 were tested Tuesday with results expected by Friday, but no horses from that barn exhibit signs of EVH-1, which could include fever, ataxia, or other ...
- Thoroughbred Times,
Second Turfway Horse Positive for Herpes Dec 31, 2005
Another horse in training was tested at one of the hospitals because of possible hind end lameness or ataxia, but it was negative for herpesvirus. ...
- TheHorse.com,
Volunteers pay for new specialist neuro nurse Jan 4, 2006
...transform services provided for people with rare and complex neurological conditions including motor neurone disease, Huntington's disease, ataxia and multiple ...
- ic Berkshire.co.uk,
Henderson Training Track Quarantined for Herpesvirus Jan 6, 2006
...place, and the facility complied. Ford said one horse has mild ataxia and one was running a fever. The entire population of the ...
- TheHorse.com,
Toward a Better Understanding of Human Prion Diseases Jan 8, 2006
However, for some patients ataxia is the first clinical sign, while others develop sight problems, and for some the disease duration can be more than two years ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Santhera Announces Management Buy-Out of the Graffinity Drug ... Jan 3, 2006
The Company's lead product, SNT-MC17 (idebenone) is in a European Phase III for the treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia, a rare but devastating disease which is ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Miles to go: Man seeking to form group that will boost disability ... Jan 7, 2006
...said. Kevin was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia at age 16, and first used a wheelchair at age 22, while a student at UK. His ...
- Henderson Gleaner,
Tasty morsels from the life of a candy man Jan 8, 2006
She was subject to illness and worsened over time: D'Antonio speculates that her "locomotor ataxia" could have been the result of syphilis. ...
- Baltimore Sun,
[ANN]Asian Personalities of the Year Jan 2, 2006
...for him to breathe. He was diagnosed with autonomic ataxia, a nervous disorder that was an aftereffect of the war. The 1964 return ...
- Korea Herald (subscription),
PT Pros 5k Race Fund the Union College Scott Butler Annual ... Jan 10, 2006
The Scott Butler Scholarship was established by PT Pros in honor of Scott whose life ended prematurely as a result of Ataxia Telangiectasia, a rare ...
- Union College News,
Wexford mourns as Ursula is laid to rest Dec 29, 2005
...week. Ursula Roche of 46 Bishopwater who was born with Frederich's Ataxia died at Wexford General Hospital on St. Stephen's Day. ...
- Wexford People,
Vitamin B Deficiency a Danger After Gastric Bypass Surgery Dec 27, 2005
...year-old women who developed numerous problems -- nausea, anorexia, fatigue, hearing loss, eye movement abnormalities, forgetfulness and ataxia (problems with ...
- Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),
Taboo table foods that can be hazardous to pets 23 Nov 2005
Alcoholic beverages - These can cause gastrointestinal (GI) irritation, drunkenness (ataxia), central nervous system (CNS) depression, tremors, difficulty ...
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel,
US Entertainment Industry Notables Work for Social Causes 23 Nov 2005
Actor Ben Affleck has worked on behalf of AT, or ataxia-telangiectasia, a rare, recessive genetic childhood disorder characterized by neurologic problems. ...
- All American Patriots (press release),
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Awards Edison ... Nov 8, 2005
8 /PRNewswire/ -- The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) has awarded a $3 million grant to Edison Pharmaceuticals to advance the development of EPI ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Awards Edison ... Nov 8, 2005
WASHINGTON, November 08, 2005 /PRNewswire/ -- The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) has awarded a $3 million grant to Edison Pharmaceuticals to ...
- PharmaLive.com (press release),
Man with ataxia seeks people who share disease Nov 8, 2005
On his second visit, which should begin today, Lee's goal is to contact people who have a disease called Ataxia, like him. Ataxia ...
- The Spokesman Review,
Possible Therapy for Ataxia Studied in Holguin, Cuba Nov 14, 2005
Awareness that a treatment is possible for the ataxia brain disorder was the main conclusion of an international medical meeting in Holguin. ...
- Ahora.cu,
Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance Joins with MDA and Seek A ... Oct 25, 2005
25 /PRNewswire/ -- The Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) has awarded a $300,000 grant to Edison Pharmaceuticals in the first step of an ongoing ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
NCB Now Brief: Christmas card campaign Nov 22, 2005
Childlife raises funds for four charities, the National Children's Bureau, The National Deaf Children's Society, Acorns Children's Hospice and Ataxia UK. ...
- Children Now,
Capsules effective in treating acute manic and mixed episodes of ... Nov 21, 2005
The most common adverse events reported in these studies associated with CBZ-ERC included dizziness, somnolence, nausea, vomiting, ataxia and pruritis. ...
- Medical News Today (press release),
PERMETHRIN IS EFFECTIVE SCABIES TREATMENT FOR OLDER PEOPLE Nov 3, 2005
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Would you please explain the disease Friedreich's ataxia? ... ANSWER: ''Ataxia'' is a word borrowed from Greek, and it means incoordination. ...
- Charlotte Sun-Herald,
Holguin, Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital Reaches 40 Years Nov 8, 2005
The hospital also has the open abdomen technique for treatment of surgical sepsis, as well as studies of the Cuban Cerebellum Ataxia, a disease of great ...
- Ahora.cu,
(PRN) - Nisbet Plantation Announces the 'Totally Royal Escape' ... Oct 25, 2005
Securitizations ... [+. PRN) - Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance Joins with MDA and Seek A Miracle in Fighting Friedreich's Ataxia ... [+. ...
- Bolsamania.com,
Commercial Mortgage Broker George A. Smith Dies Nov 4, 2005
Smith also garnered a reputation for philanthropy, especially his devotion to raising money to help find a cure for Ataxia Telangiectasia, a rare and ...
- Los Angeles Business Journal,
Santana selected most valuable Twin Nov 8, 2005
26 at The Depot in downtown Minneapolis. Proceeds of the event will benefit the Bob Allison Ataxia Research Center at the University of Minnesota. ...
- Pioneer Press,
Special wishes Nov 16, 2005
Inderjeet has Cerebellar Ataxia, an inherited form of chronic nervous disease that causes unsteadiness of movements that can be easily mistaken for clumsiness. ...
- Malaysia Star,
Updated Clinical Studies Continue to Show Promise of OXiGENE's ... Nov 15, 2005
DLTs consisted of one patient who experienced hypertension that was rapidly reversed by sublingual nitroglycerin, as well as one patient with reversible ataxia ...
- Genetic Engineering News,
(PRN) - Mega Bloks to report third quarter results on November 15 ... Nov 8, 2005
Initiatives ... [+. PRN) - Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) Awards Edison Pharmaceuticals $3 Million Development Grant ... [+. ...
- Bolsamania.com,
Preventing chickenpox Nov 1, 2005
These include secondary bacterial infections, such as skin infections and bacteraemia, as well as pneumonia, encephalitis, cerebellar ataxia, and other organ ...
- AustralianDoctor.com (subscription),
Crystal Research Associates, LLC Issues Executive Informational ... Nov 9, 2005
...pipeline. Candidates are under evaluation for indications such as Friedreich's ataxia, retinitis pigmentosa (RP), arthritis, and others. ...
- Market Wire (press release)
Local youngster battling rare disease Nov 13, 2005
Children with this disease are mistakenly first diagnosed with ataxia, but in these rare cases, the diagnoses weren't accurate.". ...
- Bonner County Daily Bee,
Local girl presented Medal of Valor Nov 11, 2005
Marys the Young Heroes Medal of Valor for her battle against spino cerebellar ataxia Type 7. The military members, in service dress, read the citation and ...
- Camden County Tribune,
When the light turns red, and doesn't change again Nov 10, 2005
Something my neurologist calls olivopontocerebellar ataxia, which won't even fit on a bumper sticker, did what not even $3 gasoline could do. ...
- Orlando Sentinel,
Caregiver sentenced in death of Ann Arbor-area woman Nov 3, 2005
Bakich every day. Bakich had Friedreich's ataxia, a progressive disorder of the nervous system and muscles. Court testimony showed ...
- Detroit Free Press,
Baylor Human Genome Sequence Center key player in mapping human ... Oct 26, 2005
...located near a version of the gene that when mutated to repeat certain sequences of DNA causes a neurodegenerative disorder called spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 ...
- EurekAlert (press release),
Fundraiser Calendar Nov 4, 2005
Chalk artists, live music and children's activities. Benefits the National Organization to Treat Ataxia Telangiectasia. Central ...
- Austin American-Statesman (subscription),
Smith, 'Godfather' of Income Property Financing, Dies at 70 Nov 4, 2005
Smith and his wife Pam helped fund and establish the two most significant genetic laboratories in the world focused on Ataxia Telangiectasia (AT). ...
- GlobeSt. com,
Recommended Nov 3, 2005
Children. Funds benefit the National Organization to Treat AT (Ataxia-Telangiectasia, a rare genetic syndrome). 9 am to 5 pm Saturday. ...
- Austin 360 (subscription),
Private peace work in Thailand honored Oct 27, 2005
...him to breathe. He was diagnosed with autonomic ataxia, a nervous disorder that was an aftereffect of the war. Nagase endured the ...
- Daily Yomiuri Online,
Boo Calendar Oct 25, 2005
29. Ham’s Lakeside, 699 E. Cone Blvd., Greensboro. 5K and 10K walk and run to benefit juvenile diabetes and ataxia-telangiectasia. $20-$25. 288-9741.
- goTriad.com,
Par Announces Agreement with Valeant to Promote Cesamet Nov 3, 2005
The most frequent adverse reactions to Cesamet are vertigo, drowsiness, dry mouth, ataxia, euphoria, visual disturbance, concentration difficulties, and sleep ...
- PR Newswire (press release),
MS: Coping and hoping women with disease find the unexpected Nov 3, 2005
Caranci tells the story of stopping at a convenience store late one night. She was experiencing ataxia, an MS symptom that causes a lack of muscle tone. ...
- Bangor Daily News,
Housing Authority home going accessible Nov 6, 2005
By Adrienne Hoenig. Joe’s 28-year-old son, Aaron, has suffered from Friedreich’s ataxia, a form of muscular dystrophy, since he was a teen. ...
- Loveland Herald Reporter,
AAEP Wrap-Up: Neurologic Disease/WNV Oct 25, 2005
...he said. Clinical signs include asymmetrical ataxia (incoordination) with or without atrophy (muscle wasting). Morgan explained ...
- TheHorse.com,
Wheelchair hunters gather at ACE Basin Oct 29, 2005
...it's still fun to watch (deer) in their natural habitat," said Brown, who suffers from a congenital degenerative muscle disease called Friedreich's Ataxia. ...
- Hilton Head Island Packet,
More ways to treat alcoholism Oct 25, 2005
The signs include confusion; uncoordinated movements with unsteady movements of the trunk or limbs (ataxia); partial or total paralysis of the eye muscles ...
- Malaysia Star,
Targeting toxic proteins for turnover Nov 3, 2005
...one category of neurodegenerative disease, and include SBMA, Huntington disease, dentatorubropallidoluysian atrophy and six forms of spinocerebellar ataxia. ...
- Nature.com (subscription),
Doctors Alerted to Reported Medication Errors Between TOPAMAX® ... 02 Oct 2005
...drugs (AEDs), the most common side effects of TOPAMAX® in adults (200 to 400 mg/day) were somnolence, dizziness, nervousness, ataxia, fatigue, speech ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Victims of rare disease remain positive despite daily challenges Sep 23, 2005
It’s frightening when your body doesn’t do what your brain tells it to, but that’s exactly what happens when you have ataxia, a rare disease that affects ...
- Rockford Register Star
‘Like being in a car hurtling towards a wall’ Sep 23, 2005
Eric suffers from Freidreich’s Ataxia, a progressive condition that affects his balance and has become desperately tough to live with. ...
- IrishExaminer.com
Treatment of Rabies with Induced Coma Sep 30, 2005
One month later, she developed nausea and vomiting, followed by a partial sixth nerve palsy and ataxia. Her symptoms progressed until she was semi-obtunded. ...
- AAP Grand Rounds (subscription)
Molecular origin of polyglutamine diseases Sep 30, 2005
Along with Huntington's, these diseases include spinobulbar muscular atrophy; spinocerebellar ataxia types 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 17; and dentatorubral ...
- Xagena.it
Sisters give 9-year-old girl reason to run Sep 29, 2005
Both girls have been diagnosed with the progressive degenerative disease called ataxia telangiectasia or AT, which causes loss of muscle control, immune system ...
- The Grand Rapids Press
GREAT SCOTS 2005: MY HEART NO LONGER HURTS AND I ONLY CRY WHEN I ... Sep 10, 2005
At 13 she was diagnosed with Friedreich's Ataxia and told she would lose the use of her arms and legs and be confined to a wheelchair. ...
- Glasgow Sunday Mail
Community update Briefs Sep 18, 2005
An update on advances in medical research related to MJD and ataxia, the loss of muscle control, will be presented at 10:30 am by Dr. George Wilmot, director ...
- SouthCoastToday.com
Equine West Nile reported in Lincoln Sep 20, 2005
Sept. 2 and showed the following symptoms: colic, ataxia (in coordination), muscle weakness, fever and a vigorous appetite. Other ...
- Danville Advocate
Alcohol's Effects on Testosterone Sep 24, 2005
..."It would be important to determine whether lower dosages of alcohol, which do not induce rapid pronounced intoxication and ataxia, would also produce the ...
- substanceabuse.about.com
Caution Urged when Prescribing Prialt Sep 19, 2005
Most reported adverse effects are CNS-related, including dizziness, somnolence, blurred vision, ataxia, involuntary rapid eye movement (nystagmus), prolonged ...
- PR Newswire (press release)
Today in Despotism Sep 18, 2005
...at the relevant points." Its powers are formidable when turned against "more than 50 kinds of diseases including Neurovegetative ataxia, pancreatitis, insomnia ...
- New Republic (subscription)
Monthly Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Statistics, as at Sept 2005, UK Sep 7, 2005
GSS: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome - an exceedingly rare inherited autosomal dominant disease, typified by chronic progressive ataxia and terminal ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
MORT CRIM: Knowledge can open new paths in life Sep 14, 2005
What she found changed her life. After learning that her symptoms matched a condition called ataxia, she asked her doctors to perform a DNA test. ...
- Detroit Free Press
Mutation Rate In A Gene On The X Chromosome Holds Promise For ... Sep 16, 2005
Among some people with Fanconi anemia and ataxia telangiectasia, conditions involving defects in DNA repair, which predisposes them to cancer, the probability ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Markers of brain cell development may help success of stem cell ... Sep 11, 2005
The work was funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Children's Medical Research Foundation in Chicago and the Cerebral Ataxia Association in Taiwan. ...
- Medical News Today (press release)
Is Your Horse at Risk? Sep 5, 2005
..."Neurologic signs include weakness, depression, and loss of coordination (ataxia)," says Saville. "No specific cure exists. Treatment is supportive therapy.". ...
- TheHorse.com
WNV: Where Are We Today? Sep 1, 2005
..."Spinal" signs, including asymmetrical weakness. Some horses show asymmetrical or symmetrical ataxia (incoordination on one or both sides, respectively). ...
- TheHorse.com
MIGENIX Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2006 Results Sep 7, 2005
...biomarker study, for MX-4509 which is being evaluated for its potential in certain neurodegenerative orphan indications, such as Friedreich's ataxia. ...
- Yahoo! News (press release)
Mutation rate linked to cancer risk Sep 15, 2005
In individuals with Fanconi anemia and ataxia-telangiectasia -- conditions involving defects in DNA repair, which predispose for cancer -- the mutation rate ...
- United Press International
Fill the boots in Purcell Saturday Sep 8, 2005
A few years ago, the Purcell Fire Department was adopted by Emily Rogez. Rogez, 9, lives with a muscle disease called Friedreich Ataxia. ...
- Purcell Register
SIDance 2005 features outstanding modern dance repertoires Sep 5, 2005
...the leading dance house of the United Kingdom led by two time Time Out Awards winning choreographer/dancer Wayne McGregor, will present "Ataxia" and "Xenathra ...
- Korea Herald (subscription)
Shears cut for Naomi Sep 7, 2005
Symptoms include ataxia or gait disturbances, eye movement abnormalities, tremors, difficulty speaking or swallowing, and learning difficulties. ...
- Orange Bulletin
Is it Really Worth It? Sep 13, 2005
This drug is known to cause slurred speech, ataxia (lack of muscle coordination), yellowing of the skin and eyes as well as vomiting. ...
- American Jurist (subscription)
Royston use 'inside knowledge' to underpin good performances Sep 15, 2005
More than £830 was raised for the captain's Ataxia/Scope charity in the annual North v South Competition played between members and guests at Heydon Grange. ...
- Herts 24
Competitive Kids Prepare for Opening Day Sep 12, 2005
Since age 14, Nathan has been losing his balance. A condition called cerebellar ataxia affects his speech, mobility, coordination and motor skills. ...
- Springdale Morning News
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Types I and II Sep 1, 2005
...include seizures (epilepsy), mental retardation, jerking muscle spasms or tremors (myoclonus), problems with muscle coordination, and difficulty walking (ataxia ...
- rarediseases.about.com
Pinpointing The Cause Of A Neurodegenerative Disorder Aug 30, 2005
People who are afflicted with the rare neurodegenerative disorder spinocerebellar ataxia type 1 (SCA1) suffer damage to cerebellar Purkinje cells caused by a ...
- Science Daily (press release)
Boy fights rare disease with hope Aug 31, 2005
I can't really stop that I am getting weaker and weaker,� said Owen. Owen Jones has Freidrich’s Ataxia, as does his older brother Ryan. ...
- KTUU
Neurologix to Present Results at the ''19th Annual Symposia on the ... Aug 31, 2005
This year's conference is sponsored by the Parkinson Study Group, the Huntington Study Group, the Cooperative Ataxia Group, the Dystonia Study Group, the ...
- Genetic Engineering News
Fragile X-related disorder difficult to diagnose; guidelines ...30 Jul 2005
Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome can be difficult to diagnose and should have guidelines for diagnostic testing, according to a study in the July 26 ...
- I-Newswire.com
In some ways, partial victory I won is hollowJul 29, 2005
And so, with his younger brother Robert, who also suffers from ataxia, he attended a hospital in Preston. He discovered the National ...
- Yorkshire Post Today
Fragile X-Associated Tremor /Ataxia Syndrome Need Guidelines For ...Jul 26, 2005
Fragile X-associated tremor /ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) needs guidelines to have diagnostic tests designed for early detection, as it is difficult to diagnose. ...
- MedIndia
‘AtaXia’ stylizes an affliction in motionJul 22, 2005
The British choreographer Wayne McGregor titled the work just presented at the Lincoln Center Festival "AtaXia," after a neurological disease that can cause ...
- New York Newsday
Reason to runJul 28, 2005
...eight years ago. She runs to raise awareness and money for a rare degenerative disease called Ataxia-Telangiectasia. Mary Benarth ...
- Press-Enterprise (subscription)
Fighting for the Right-to-LifeJul 27, 2005
He has cerebellar ataxia - an umbrella term for nervous system disorders that cause a lack of co-ordination, but do not affect mental faculties. ...
- ProLife Blogs
Prognosis Negative in a Disintegrating WorldJul 22, 2005
You don't have to know much about Friedreich's ataxia, a degenerative neurological condition that impairs bodily coordination, to respond to the scary power of ...
- New York Times
Spotlight on the ProletariatJul 25, 2005
...computer programming. In the US premiere of "AtaXia," 10 dancers moved in sharply disjunctive phrases with lightning quick speed. The ...
- New York Sun (subscription)
Fragile X-related disorder difficult to diagnose; guidelines ...Jul 25, 2005
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Fragile X-associated tremor/ataxia syndrome can be difficult to diagnose ... Ataxia is the inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements. ...
- EurekAlert
FA fund-raiser nets $6,500Jul 26, 2005
...event, Loco's Day to Fight FA at Loco's Deli & Pub, raised money to benefit research for the rare, genetic, neurological disease, Friedreich's ataxia, that can ...
- Savannah Morning News
We're having a ball for charityJul 29, 2005
Organised by former Harrogate RUFC coach Ralph Zoing and Howard Marshall, the event aimed to raise much-needed money for charities Reach and Ataxia UK, and ...
- Harrogate Today
Balancing ActJul 26, 2005
Doctors are scraping to find ways to treat SCD, a subcategory in a family of cerebellum disorders called spinocerebellar ataxia. ...
- York Daily Record
Researchers Hope to Unravel Mysteries of Cajun GeneticsJul 29, 2005
Another researcher, Bronya Keats of the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, has explored why Friedreich's Ataxia, or FA, is found in one of about 20,000 ...
- Daily News Central
REVIEW: McGregor Crafts Dance JewelJul 22, 2005
By CLAUDIA LA ROCCO. NEW YORK -- Wayne McGregor's "AtaXia" is a bit of an oxymoron -- an exquisitely crafted and executed dance about losing control. ...
- Chicago Tribune
A Choreographer Uses a Limitation to Fuel an InspirationJul 16, 2005
Members of Random Dance rehearsing "AtaXia" at a studio in London. "The eye doesn't have an easy role," he said. "It's like a roller coaster. ...
- New York Times
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY: Controversial Study Finds an Unexpected ...Jul 28, 2005
Mice with a mutation in a gene called ataxia-telangiectasia mutated can't produce mature germ cells, and their ovaries usually lack follicles and developing ...
- Science Magazine (subscription)
Baseball Legend Visits Former Roy High PlayerJul 27, 2005
One of Killebrew's closest friends, former Twins' teammate Bob Allison, died 10 years ago after a long battle with ataxia, a neurological disorder with ...
- KUTV
Boy With Terminal Disease Gets WishJul 22, 2005
James has Friedreich's Ataxia, a progressive disease that attacks the nervous system, but he's never been one to just sit on the sidelines. ...
- 10News.com
Quebec man charged with attempting to murder disabled wifeJul 11, 2005
Houle suffered from Friedreich's Ataxia. ... Prentis Clairmont, with the National Ataxia Foundation in Ottawa, says he's troubled by the case. ...
- CBC Edmonton
Apparent assisted-suicide victim 'wanted to die'Jul 12, 2005
Murielle Houle, 44, suffered from a degenerative disorder called Friedreich's ataxia. She had been in a wheelchair for 25 years. She was blind and deaf. ...
- CBC Montreal
A death that 'had to happen'Jul 15, 2005
But Friedreich's ataxia, a rare genetic disorder, had robbed her of any muscle control. On July 7, her husband, André Bergeron, called 911. ...
- Globe and Mail
New Eggs From Bone Marrow?Jul 26, 2005
The team saw similar results with genetically infertile mice. These animals have defects in a gene called ataxia-telangiectasia mutated. ...
- Science Now (subscription)
Search Results for GoogleJul 26, 2005
...were somnolence, dizziness, confusion, speech disorder, vertigo, tremor, amnesia, thinking abnormality, abnormal gait, incoordination, ataxia, and paresthesia. ...
- Business Wire
Fundraiser for Research into Rare DiseaseJul 11, 2005
It's a tall order for Loco's Deli and Pub, raising money for Lindsay Ashman and thousands of other people who have Friedreich's ataxia, or FA. ...
- WTOC
(The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of ...Jul 18, 2005
...``AtaXia ... ``AtaXia'' plays at the New York State Theater on July 21 and 22 at 8 pm For tickets, call (1)(212) 721-6500 or see http://www.lincolncenter.org . ...
- Bloomberg
Kimball Genetics, Inc. Proudly Supports National Fragile X Day ...Jul 23, 2005
A recently discovered neurological condition called fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome (FXTAS) affects approximately one-third of male carriers above ...
- ArriveNet
Quebec husband faces possible murder chargeJul 13, 2005
His wife, Marielle Houle, 44 suffered from Friedrich's Ataxia a rare, progressive nervous system disorder that had already killed a sister and a brother. ...
- Canada Western Catholic Reporter
Quebec woman's family rallies behind husband accused in her deathJul 11, 2005
Marielle Houle, 44, died on Sunday after slipping into a coma late last week. She suffered from Freidrich's ataxia, a progressive neurological disorder. ...
- 940 News
Quebec man may face jail after ailing wife diesJul 11, 2005
...mercy killing and assisted suicide, a Quebec man is expected to be charged with the slaying of his wife, who suffered from Friedreich ataxia, a degenerative ...
- Globe and Mail
Ex-Shrimper a Self-Taught Genetics ExpertJul 15, 2005
...unpronounceable. It's called ataxia-telangiectasia, better known as "AT," and it afflicts about 500 youngsters in the United States. ...
- Washington Post
Family decry charge in mercy deathJul 12, 2005
Crippled by Friedreich's ataxia, a degenerative disorder of the nervous system, Ms. Houle suffered stoically as the illness ravaged her 44-year-old body. ...
- National Post
Dance ListingsJul 21, 2005
Their "AtaXia" is billed as a "techno-multimedia dance." Tomorrow and Sunday are the last two performances of the much-hailed Shen Wei Dance Arts, which has ...
- New York Times
Ottawa can't avoid assisted suicide issueJul 16, 2005
Marielle Houle suffered for years from Friedreich's ataxia. The progressive neurological disorder reportedly had robbed the 44-year ...
- Toronto Star
Monthly Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Statistics, July 2005, UKJul 4, 2005
GSS: Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker syndrome - an exceedingly rare inherited autosomal dominant disease, typified by chronic progressive ataxia and terminal ...
- Medical News Today
Dance ListingsJul 14, 2005
Its "AtaXia" is billed as a "techno-multimedia dance." Cunningham tonight and tomorrow at 8 pm Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, 60th and Broadway, $35 to ...
- New York Times
Own kids' illness spurs businessman to pursue "personalized ...Jul 18, 2005
...unpronounceable. It's called ataxia-telangiectasia, known as AT, and it afflicts about 500 youngsters in the United States. Ever ...
- Seattle Times
Funeral for Marielle HouleJul 15, 2005
Houle's husband, 46-year old Andre Bergeron, had tried to asphyxiate her to end her suffering. Houle was diagnosed with a terminal illness: Friedrich's ataxia. ...
- 940 News
Husband faces mercy killing charges in CanadaJul 15, 2005
...fuelled in Canada in the case of a Quebec man who is expected to be charged with the slaying of his wife, who suffered from Friedreich ataxia, a degenerative ...
- Legalbrief (subscription)
Cunningham leads way to a dance revolutionJul 9, 2005
The Random Dance Company, from Britain, also will appear at the New York State Theater, presenting Wayne McGregor's "AtaXia," a multi-media spectacle that ...
- Newark Star Ledger
Onstage this weekJul 21, 2005
...(212) 233-2323 or |internationaldancefestival.org. Lincoln Center, Broadway at 60th Street. "Random Dance: AtaXia," 8 tonight, $45. ...
- NorthJersey.com
Fluoxetine for Vestibular Dysfunction and Anxiety: A Prospective ...Jul 6, 2005
...originally described by Fregly et al. as a useful addition to their original ataxia test battery 27 ). Last, the timed "up and go ...
- Psychosomatics (subscription)
Rugby stars line up for fundraising eventJul 22, 2005
With over £19,500 raised for charities Reach and Ataxia UK last year, organiser Ralph Zoing said they are hoping to go even better this time around. ...
- Harrogate Today
Cream of rugby set for 'GateJul 22, 2005
Over £19,500 was raised for charities Reach and Ataxia UK last year and Zoing said that they are hoping to raise even more this time around. ...
- Harrogate Today
Horse vaccinations urgedJul 22, 2005
...central nervous system signs such as: head pressing, convulsions, lack of response to facial stimulation, fever above 103 degrees, ataxia, paralysis, anorexia ...
- Cleburne News
Palliative Pain Management: When Both Pain and Suffering HurtJul 15, 2005
...insomnia. At the age of seven years, she had had a stroke with residual ataxia. She lived in a trailer with her disabled husband. ...
- RedNova.com
Your WeekendJun 30, 2005
Call 247-2154. Fund-raiser for the Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA), 11 am-midnight July 10, Loco's Deli and Pub, 301 W. Broughton St. ...
- Savannah Morning News
Longview resident Bill Bohnen kept his life on a rollJul 21, 2005
By Amy ME Fischer. By age 4, he showed signs of a genetic disorder called Friedreich ataxia, which causes gradual loss of muscle coordination. ...
- Longview Daily News
Charity ball lures the starsJul 15, 2005
Swing Low, Sweet Charity raised more than £19,500 for charities Reach and Ataxia UK last year through a Sevens Tag Rugby tournament at Claro Road and black ...
- Harrogate Today
Parents hope to spread word about Fragile X SyndromeJul 22, 2005
About one-third of male carriers develop Fragile X-associated tremor ataxia syndrome after age 50. It is frequently misdiagnosed as Parkinson's disease. ...
- Ventura County Star (subscription)
Legion welcomes its youngest commanderJul 20, 2005
...intoxicated. Blackburn was diagnosed with spinocerebellar ataxia, a genetic disorder that is causing her motor functions to deteriorate. ...
- Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Early diagnosis critical to treating Fragile XJul 21, 2005
...menopause is common. Male carriers often have Tremor Ataxia Syndrome, which is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's Disease. Kelly Burke ...
- Poplar Bluff Daily American Republic
Gaucher diseaseJul 15, 2005
CNS). Central nervous system symptoms include: abnormal gait (ataxia), paralysis of eye muscles (ophthalmoplegia), and dementia. ...
- rarediseases.about.com
Grocer's apostrophe strikes onlineJul 17, 2005
Ananova, the online news site, reports that Stefania Vanoni has now gone trekking in Nepal after finding her illness, Ataxia, on the net. ...
- Computerworld New Zealand
Ex-shrimper at the forefront of 'personalized medicine'Jul 16, 2005
...is unpronounceable. Ataxia-telangiectasia, better known as "AT," afflicts about 500 youngsters in the United States. Since doctors ...
- Daily Breeze
Hubby suspected of mercy killingJul 11, 2005
...suffering. Houle apparently wanted to die after becoming severely disabled from Friedreich's ataxia, a progressive neurological disorder.
- Edmonton Sun
For assisted suicideJul 12, 2005
Marielle Houle, 44, of Montreal, suffered from Friedreich's ataxia, an affliction of the nervous system that left her in a wheelchair, blind, with heart ...
- Globe and Mail
Virus In HorsesJul 6, 2005
...of the following signs fever, weakness or paralysis of hind limbs, muscle fasciculations or muzzle twitching, impaired vision, ataxia (incoordination), head ...
- NBC4i.com
Man charged in failed assisted suicideJul 8, 2005
Thursday afternoon. Marielle Houle, 44, suffers from Friedreich ataxia, a rare disorder where the nervous system degenerates. Houle ...
- CBC Montreal
PDK2: the missing piece in the receptor tyrosine kinase signaling ...Jul 12, 2005
...kinase-6 (NEK6), the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), the double-stranded DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNK-PK), and the ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM ...
- AJP - Endocrinology & Metabolism (subscription)
Ramsay Hunt Syndrome Types I and IIJul 6, 2005
...include seizures (epilepsy), mental retardation, jerking muscle spasms or tremors (myoclonus), problems with muscle coordination, and difficulty walking (ataxia ...
- rarediseases.about.com
Spectrum of Gross Motor Function in Extremely Low Birth Weight ...Jul 10, 2005
...impairment on 1 side of the body), monoplegia (increased tone and motor impairment in 1 extremity), hypotonie (generalized hypotonia with ataxia), athetotic CP ...
- RedNova.com
Hall: Before Coca-Cola, Needham had MoxieJul 13, 2005
...helplessness. It has recovered paralysis, softening of the brain, locomotor ataxia, and insanity when caused by nervous exhaustion. ...
- Needham Times
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