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Mice Holding Back Muscular Dystrophy Research?
December 3, 2009 — Humans and mice have previously unknown and potentially critical differences in one of the genes responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Researchers have found that two major features of a key ... > full story -
Gene Therapy Can Improve Muscle Mass and Strength in Monkeys, Research Suggests
November 13, 2009 — Scientists are one step closer to clinical trials to test a gene delivery strategy to improve muscle mass and function in patients with certain degenerative muscle ... > full story -
Possible Help In Fight Against Muscle-Wasting Disease
November 6, 2009 — A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease. Researchers report that pentamidine might be adapted to counter genetic splicing ... > full story -
Muscular Dystrophy: Exon Skipping Shows Dramatic Effects In Preventing, Treating Muscle-Wasting Disease In Mice
October 21, 2009 — Researchers have released details of a breakthrough which holds promise of a new therapeutic approach for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), an incurable muscle-wasting disease. The ... > full story -
Two New Chemicals Could Lead To New Drugs For Genetic Disorders
September 28, 2009 — Scientists have identified two chemicals that convince cells to ignore premature signals to stop producing important proteins. The findings could lead to new medications for genetic diseases, such as ... > full story -
Important Step In Neutralizing Toxic Cause Of Muscle Disease
August 11, 2009 — Cell biologists describe a new approach to remove the toxic agent that causes the neuromuscular disease myotonic ... > full story -
New Gene Linked To Muscular Dystrophy
August 10, 2009 — Muscular dystrophy, a group of inherited diseases characterized by progressive skeletal muscle weakness, can be caused by mutations in any one of a number of genes. Another gene can now be added to ... > full story -
New Function For Protein Missing In Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Identified
August 3, 2009 — Researchers have identified a new function for the protein missing in people with the most common and ultimately lethal form of childhood muscular ... > full story -
Sticky Protein Helps Reinforce Fragile Muscle Membranes
July 23, 2009 — A new study shows why muscle membranes don't rupture when healthy people exercise. The findings shed light on a mechanism that appears to protect cells from mechanical stress. The study also helps ... > full story -
Genetic Source Of Muscular Dystrophy Neutralized: Possible Cure?
July 16, 2009 — Researchers have found a way to block the genetic flaw at the heart of a common form of muscular dystrophy. The results of the study could pave the way for new therapies that essentially reverse the ... > full story -
Triggering Muscle Development: A Therapeutic Cure For Muscle Wastage?
July 1, 2009 — Scientists have shown that if elderly men who were given growth hormone and exercised their legs showed an appreciable muscle mass increase. Researchers say, "This raises the question: Can ... > full story -
Broad Therapy For Muscular Dystrophy
June 24, 2009 — Scientists have demonstrated that the glycosyltransferase Galgt2 can lessen symptoms in multiple models of muscular dystrophy. Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited muscular disorders that are ... > full story
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