What is cerebral palsy? Symptoms and causes of Breaking Bad star RJ Mitte’s condition explained

RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walt White Jr in the award-winning drama Breaking Bad, has died at the age of 34. The actor ...

[Autonomic Ataxia] Seeing someone else doing their best gave me courage.

There is a mother I have known by sight since my child was in kindergarten.We had only ever exchanged greetings, but during a ...

Harvest Baptist group uses Buffalo Creek half-marathon as fundraiser for rare disease, Friedreich’s ataxia

Jordan Routch had never heard of Friedreich’s ataxia, but he’s running the Buffalo Creek half marathon to raise awareness ...

[Autonomic Ataxia] As a full-time housewife, I find myself vaguely thinking about 'what's next.'

When I first developed autonomic ataxia, I lived my life thinking only about recovering my physical health.Although I am ...
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Hidden Gene Deletions Explain Severe Friedreich Ataxia Cases Misdiagnosed by Standard Testing

Researchers have identified covert deletions of the proximal FXN gene that standard testing mistakes for identical repeat ...