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Potential Treatment for Cognitive Effects of Stress-Related Disorders, Including PTSD
August 30, 2012 — Researchers have identified a potential medical treatment for the cognitive effects of stress-related disorders, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The study, conducted in a PTSD mouse ... > full story -
Growing Strong Muscles Without Working Out? 'Hulk' Protein, Grb10, Controls Muscle Growth
August 30, 2012 — Scientists may soon help people grow strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Researchers discovered that by blocking the function of the protein Grb10 in mice in the womb, they ... > full story -
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New Model of Muscular Dystrophy Provides Insight Into Disease Development
August 27, 2012 — Researchers report the development of a mouse model of Fukuyama's muscular dystrophy that copies the pathology seen in the human form of the ... > full story -
Why Muscles Go Wrong in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
August 22, 2012 — Skeletal muscle degeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is worsened by stiffening of the microtubule cytoskeleton that provide structure inside muscle ... > full story -
Underlying Causes of Impaired Brain Function in Muscular Dystrophy Revealed
August 8, 2012 — The molecular missteps that disrupt brain function in the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy have been revealed in a new study. Myotonic dystrophy is marked by progressive muscle ... > full story -
Possible Muscle Disease Therapeutic Target Found
August 6, 2012 — The study of muscular system protein myostatin has been of great interest to researchers as a potential therapeutic target for people with muscular disorders. Although much is known about how ... > full story -
Promising Step Forward Toward Muscular Dystrophy Treatment: Symptoms Reversed in Mice
August 1, 2012 — Scientists have reversed symptoms of myotonic muscular dystrophy in mice by eliminating a buildup of toxic RNA in muscle cells. After experimental antisense compounds were administered to mice twice ... > full story -
New Gene Mutation Associated With Congenital Myopathy
July 25, 2012 — Researchers have discovered a new cause of congenital myopathy: a mutation in a previously uncharacterized ... > full story -
Rapamycin Effective in Mouse Model of Inherited Heart Disease and Muscular Dystrophies
July 25, 2012 — Rapamycin, an FDA-approved immunosuppressant drug under study in aging research labs, improved function and extended survival in mice suffering from a genetic mutation which leads to dilated ... > full story -
Protein Found in Spider Venom Could Treat Muscular Dystrophy
July 16, 2012 — When a stockbroker from the Buffalo suburbs discovered that his grandson had Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he turned to medical researchers for help in developing a treatment. He found a promising new ... > full story
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