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Gene therapy project receives major funding

Published: 23 October 2024

$1.14 million from CIHR will resolve treatment roadblocks for rare brain disorders...

Discovery gives answers to parents of children with rare disease

26 Aug 2024

Scientists identify gene mutations that cause debilitating neurodevelopmental problems in infancy.

A protective mechanism against spinocerebellar ataxia

30 Jul 2024

A recent study has discovered a genetic mechanism that protects people from developing a type of spinocerebellar ataxia, a mechanism that one third of the population lack.

Maria Zannis-Hadjopoulos: Overcoming Guillain-Barré syndrome

17 Jul 2024

Nine years later, a rare disease patient continues to recover what was lost.

Repressing a faulty gene

18 Mar 2024

A study underway at The Neuro is the first in Canada to evaluate whether a treatment using an antisense oligonucleotide therapy would be effective against Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.

Tracking Friedreich’s ataxia

24 Aug 2023

People with this rare condition can help accelerate research by contributing to the detection of clear indicators of disease progression.

Dr. Bernard Brais: Understand to treat

4 May 2022

This neurogeneticist’s calling is to understand rare diseases that are unique to Quebec.

A leap forward for rare disease

3 Mar 2022

Targeted treatments for myasthenia gravis are finally offering new options for individuals with this neuromuscular disorder.

Finding better diagnoses for rare diseases

25 Feb 2021

A group of physicians and researchers came up with a way to crowd-source neurological expertise, giving patients a better chance for accurate diagnoses.

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