BOSTON, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Athena Diagnostics, the specialty neurology business of Quest Diagnostics (NYSE: DGX), a leading provider of diagnostic information services, today announced a ...

Retrotransposon activity could be one cause of the movement disorder ataxia, a study published on September 6 in Neuron suggests. These so-called jumping genes have the ability to create copies of ...

Researchers have conclusively identified the genetic cause of a rare, progressive movement disorder. A rare extra-long version of a gene appears to cause nerve cells to become poisoned by toxic ...

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers has developed a way to monitor the progression of movement disorders using motion capture technology and AI. In two ground-breaking studies, published in ...

Friedreich's ataxia is a rare, inherited disease that causes progressive nervous system damage, impairing balance and coordination and leaving patients unable to walk by early adulthood. "If we accept ...

Friedrich’s ataxia, an ultra-rare disease characterized by progressively worsening muscle function that ultimately leads to death, now has its first FDA-approved therapy. The regulator has given the ...

CHAPEL HILL, NC – Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine and UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, in collaboration with a team from Queen Mary University of London, have illuminated the molecular events ...

What is causing this 55-year-old woman to have distorted speech and balance problems when walking, and why have her symptoms worsened progressively since they came on 14 years ago? Those are the ...

The Bachelor Australia star shares how embracing grief has helped her focus on meaningful activities and relationships in her ...

New test utilizes technology based on PacBio's PureTarget sequencing method to uncover genetic causes of disease BOSTON, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Athena Diagnostics, the specialty neurology ...