by ARSACS | Sep 18, 2024 | Latest News
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by ARSACS | Sep 1, 2024 | Latest News
The Ataxia Charlevoix -Saguenay Foundation is pleased to announce the funding of 10 innovative research projects in 2024-2025. This is an investment of $850,000 aimed to understand the underlying causes of ARSACS and to develop effective treatments. Congratulations...
by ARSACS | Aug 21, 2024 | Latest News
An International Ataxia Day conference will be held in Portugal on September 25, 2024. This event is organized by Mr. Carlos Neves, Portuguese Association of Hereditary Ataxias and Mrs. Susana Reis, Podcast Ataxia e Agora. Dr. Federico Herrera, member of the ARSACS...
by ARSACS | Aug 18, 2024 | Latest News
Sonia Gobeil (Co-founder of the Ataxia Charlevoix-Saguenay Foundation) and Betsy Trainor (Board member of the Foundation) will be part of the Patient and Advocacy Panel at the Genetic Counsellors Conference in Quebec City, September 25-28, 2024. The complex journeys...
by ARSACS | Aug 14, 2024 | Latest News
Dr. Federico Herrera has received funding from UK Ataxia for his ARSACS research project “Towards a pharmacological model of Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS)”. Dr. Herrera is part of the ARSACS research team.
by ARSACS | Aug 11, 2024 | Latest News
Article published in the McGill Reporter regarding Dr. Benoit Gentil’s gene therapy research and the $200,000 strategic and financial partnership between the Foundation and NeuroSphere.
by ARSACS | Jul 26, 2024 | Latest News
“Reduction of Sacsin in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as a diagnostic tool for spastic ataxia of Charlevoix- Saguenay” research conducted by Dr. Francesca Maltecca and her team has been published in the Brain Communications Journal on July 18, 2024. The research...
by ARSACS | Jul 23, 2024 | Latest News
To contribute to ARSACS research, Guillaume Bourgeois has created a new game which consists of placing all the pieces of a puzzle so as to only show today’s date. Every day, a new solution and therefore a new challenge. The profits will be donated to the...
by ARSACS | Jul 13, 2024 | Latest News
Following the scientific PROSPAX publications on ARSACS in the National Library of Medicine, a layman summary of the 2 articles is now available. Special thanks to Scarlett Parr-Reid from Ataxia UK, Drs Sirio Cocozza and Matthis Synofzik from PROSPAX for their...
by ARSACS | Jun 23, 2024 | Latest News
First PROSPAX results are published in the National Library of Medicine. The first 2 publications are related to ARSACS. The Foundation is one of the 3 patient advocacy organisations participating in the PROSPAX consortium. PROSPAX, a project launch in September 2020,...
by ARSACS | May 31, 2024 | Latest News
“Identifying Clinically Relevant Compounds and their Molecular Targets Modulating the Neuronal Excitability in ARSACS Patients” – research report from Dr. Mohan Babu (University of Regina). This project was funded by the Foundation in 2022-2023.
by ARSACS | May 26, 2024 | Latest News
“Driving Mitochondrial Fission Improves Cognitive, but not Motor Deficits in a Mouse Model of Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay”-Dr. Strack’s research published in The Cerebellum in May 2024.
by ARSACS | May 20, 2024 | Latest News
Interview with Sonia Gobeil, co-founder of the Ataxia Charlevoix- Saguenay Foundation, on the ARSACS research progress. Interview at TVA Nouvelles on May 3 is available only in French.
by ARSACS | May 15, 2024 | Latest News
The Ataxia Charlevoix Saguenay Foundation and NeuroSphere are pleased to announce a strategic and financial partnership of $200,000 to support Dr. Benoit Gentil’s research project. This partnership, described as innovative and with high potential, aligns...
by ARSACS | May 6, 2024 | Latest News
“Therapeutic Approaches for ARSACS” – research report from Drs. Benoit Gentil and Heather Durham (McGill University). This project was funded by the Foundation in 2022-2023.
by ARSACS | Apr 26, 2024 | Latest News
“Elucidating mechanisms underlying motor coordination rescue in a mouse model of ARSACS” research report from Dr. Watt and Dr. McKinney (McGill University). This project was funded by the Foundation in 2022-2023.
by ARSACS | Apr 17, 2024 | Latest News
Founded in 2021, Critical Path for Therapeutics for the Ataxias (CPTA) is a consortium focused on accelerating therapeutic development for Ataxias. The Ataxia Charlevoix- Saguenay Foundation is a member of the consortium. Consortium Highlights and Achievements.
by ARSACS | Apr 11, 2024 | Latest News
Thank you to Mr. Benoit Riverin and Mr. Jean-François Tremblay for organising a fundraiser to support ARSACS research. Their initiative raised awareness in the community and contributed to a cause that is close to our hearts. An amount of $6,150 was raised during an...
by ARSACS | Apr 4, 2024 | Latest News
The Foundation and the GRIMN research team is pleased to introduce an exercise program tailored specifically for individuals affected by ARSACS. According to the medical community, an exercise program developed according to the person’s capabilities can improve the...
by ARSACS | Mar 31, 2024 | Latest News
This project is jointly funded by the Ataxia Charlevoix- Saguenay Foundation and the Massachusetts General ARSACS Fundraiser, fund created by families in the USA. Recent studies and clinical trials have demonstrated that omaveloxolone (brand name Skyclarys) can...
