A specialist nurse to support patients with the neurological condition ataxia has started work in the South West. It is a rare disorder that mainly affects balance and co-ordination. Charity Ataxia UK ...

How: Snowdon Climb – Wheelchair and rollator walking device for the main climb and then the final push on two adapted walking sticks. – Travel to Snowdonia on accessible public transport to highlight ...

UK artificial intelligence specialist Healx has begun a partnership with two medical charities that aims to uncover new therapies for the neurodegenerative disease Friedreich's ataxia (FA). Healx has ...

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A Hartlepool woman living with a rare neurological condition says time is of the essence as she campaigns for access to a vital drug for her and other people. Georgia Hart, 29, had a normal start to ...

A PORTRAIT of an aspiring writer, whose teacher once suggested he was sniffing glue, will be part of an exhibition to raise awareness of ataxia. A PORTRAIT of an aspiring writer, whose teacher once ...

Losing your voice for a day or so is annoying enough. Dawn Wooldridge once lost her voice for three months. “My husband loved it! I couldn’t say a word,” laughed Dawn “I had to write everything down ...

Ataxia UK West Midland (Birmingham) Branch plans to hold it’s next monthly meeting on Sunday, February 8, from 2-4pm. The event will take place at St Thomas Church Community Centre based in ...

ATAXIA means “absence of order” – people with ataxia have problems of co-ordination. The condition affects the part of the nervous system that normally controls co-ordination and balance. Friedreich’s ...

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