Ataxia Centre news

The new research stems from a collaboration between the London Ataxia Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The first ever treatment for the rare neurodegenerative disease Friedreich’s ataxia – for which UCL and UCLH led the UK trial – has been approved for use in the UK by the medicines’ regulator.

Professor Paola Giunti has won the Impactful Partnership with Industry award at UCL's Creating Impact Through Knowledge Exchange Awards 2025 announced yesterday at Senate House

We are delighted to announce that the Ataxia Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, is the first & only centre in the UK to receive the accreditation

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers, including Professor Paola Giunti and Dr Suran Nethisinghe at the UCL Ataxia Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, have developed a way to monitor the progression of Friedreich's ataxia using motion capture technology and AI.

Dr Garcia-Moreno, a Neurologist & Clinical Research Fellow working at the Ataxia Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, in the team led by Professor Paola Giunti, recently published a journal article about their work identifying biomarkers for SCA3

Researchers at Ataxia Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, UCLH, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Ataxia UK and Friedreich’s Ataxia Research Alliance (FARA) have published research looking at the attitudes of people with ataxia towards clinical trials.

Interview with researcher Dr Suran Nethisinghe on a new paper on Friedreich’s ataxia (FA) from the team led by Professor Paola Giunti at the London Ataxia Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology

Professor Paola Giunti (Head of London Ataxia Centre, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) presented the preliminary results of a project on ataxia to the European Brain Council (EBC), as one of three rare diseases included in the ‘Value of Treatment’ (VOT) project.

UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology is pleased to report on its second inaugural lecture evening of 2019, held on 1st April 2019

A new study by researchers at UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology could help to understand the lack of balance that arises from brain diseases and normal ageing.