In a Radio-Canada radio interview on January 19, 1974, Dr. André Barbeau told Fernand Séguin how he viewed research in health: “The problem is the total level of support for research. Let’s call a spade a spade: “health” is in fact “the health industry.” It accounts for two billion dollars...
I am reaching out today to raise awareness about an illness which is near and dear to my heart. I was diagnosed with Episodic Ataxia in 2005, but have lived with it since birth. Ataxia is a progressive disease that attacks the nervous system. At this time there is no...
A team of 12 people left Montreal this afternoon to conquer the Machu Pichu in Peru. Four of these people are suffering from Friedreich’s ataxia and the other eight are close supporters. The common and fundamental objective (in addition to climb this mountain) is to raise awareness of ataxia and...
Shire, the Irish pharmaceutical company that specializes in the treatment of rare diseases, bought the American group NPS Pharmaceuticals in February 2015 for US$5.2 billion. There have been other financial deals like this recently, always involving amounts in the billions of dollars. For some pharmaceutical companies, developing treatments for...
Editorial Spring is here! We are full of projects for our various events: the Machu Picchu challenge, the Défi Ataxie cycling event , the various regional editions of the Walk to Fight Familial Ataxias, etc. Through these activities, we hope to reach a large number of participants across Quebec and...
Do you have a Facebook profile or a Twitter account and do you spend a certain number of hours on it each week? On there you share your news, your photos, your moods with others (loved ones, colleagues, true friends and Facebook friends.) Did you know that your social...
Publication of Jacques P. Tremblay’s team. AAV9 frataxin Friedreich ataxia An AAV9 coding for frataxin clearly improved the symptoms and prolonged the life of Friedreich ataxia mouse models