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Hope for Muscle Wasting Disease
November 22, 2011 — A health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting tens of thousands of children world-wide, new research shows. The amino acid ... > full story -
X Marks the Spot: TBL1X Gene Involved in Autism Spectrum Disorder
November 3, 2011 — Autism spectrum disorder affects about one in 100 children resulting in a range of problems in language, communication and understanding other people's emotional cues, all of which can lead to ... > full story -
Factor in Keeping 'Good Order' of Genes Discovered
October 3, 2011 — A factor that is crucial for the proper positioning of genes in the cell nucleus has now been ... > full story -
New Insight Into Fatal Spinal Disease
September 26, 2011 — Researchers have identified a communication breakdown between nerves and muscles in mice that may provide new insight into the debilitating and fatal human disease known as spinal muscular ... > full story -
Study Explains Why Muscles Weaken With Age and Points to Possible Therapy
August 2, 2011 — Researchers have discovered the biological mechanism behind age-related loss of muscle strength and identified a drug that may help reverse this ... > full story -
Clinical Trial of Molecular Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy Yields Significant Positive Results
July 25, 2011 — A molecular technique has taken one step closer to becoming a treatment for the devastating genetic disease Duchenne muscular ... > full story -
Crucial Role for Molecule in Muscle Development
July 4, 2011 — Researchers have discovered the crucial role of a molecule in skeletal muscle development. The finding could have implications in the future for maintenance of healthy muscle or muscle regeneration ... > full story -
Gene Necessary for Successful Repair of Muscle Damage Identified
April 19, 2011 — Scientists are a step closer to treating, and perhaps preventing, muscle damage caused by neurodegenerative disorders and other forms of disease. They have discovered that the gene polymerase I and ... > full story -
Gene That Could Hold the Key to Muscle Repair Identified
April 18, 2011 — Researchers have long questioned why patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) tend to manage well through childhood and adolescence, yet succumb to their disease in early adulthood, or why ... > full story -
Biologists Find Another Clue to the Origins of Degenerative Diseases
April 11, 2011 — A research team shows that cell death can also result from the process by which the cell repairs damage that occurs within a repeated CAG/CTG sequence. Their findings increase understanding of how ... > full story
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