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New Form of Muscular Dystrophy Identified: Mutation in Important Muscle Protein Causes Muscle Disease and Cognitive Impairment
March 9, 2011 — An international collaboration and a single patient with mild muscle disease and severe cognitive impairment have allowed researchers to identify a new gene mutation that causes muscular dystrophy. ... > full story -
Gene Critical for Heart Function Identified
February 4, 2011 — Researchers have found that if you have low levels of the DOT1L enzyme, you could be at risk for some types of heart ... > full story -
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Scientists Closer to Finding Treatment for Life-Threatening Hereditary Disease
January 4, 2011 — Scientists have reported encouraging results in a new gene-based therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which at present has no known cure and affects one in 3,000 young ... > full story -
Human Protein Improves Muscle Function of Muscular Dystrophy Mice
December 27, 2010 — A novel potential therapy based on a natural human protein significantly slows muscle damage and improves function in mice who have the same genetic mutation as boys with the most common form of ... > full story -
Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Is Ultimately a Stem Cell Disease, Researchers Find
December 9, 2010 — For years, scientists have tried to understand why children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy experience severe muscle wasting and eventual death. After all, laboratory mice with the same mutation ... > full story -
Stem Cell Transplants in Mice Produce Lifelong Enhancement of Muscle Mass
November 10, 2010 — Specific types of stem cells transplanted into the leg muscles of mice prevented the loss of muscle function and mass that normally occurs with aging, a finding with potential uses in treating humans ... > full story -
Uncovering the Cause of a Common Form of Muscular Dystrophy: Research Team Makes Second Critical Advance
October 28, 2010 — An international team of researchers has made a second critical advance in determining the cause of a common form of muscular dystrophy known as facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, or ... > full story -
Manipulating Muscle Stem Cells to Treat Muscular Dystrophy
October 11, 2010 — Under normal circumstances, adult stem cells reside in muscle tissue, where they can differentiate into a number of different cell types. After an injury (or even a tough workout), muscles are ... > full story -
First Clinical Trial of Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy Lends Insight Into the Disease
October 6, 2010 — A clinical trial designed to replace the genetic defect causing the most common form of muscular dystrophy has uncovered an unexpected aspect of the disease. The trial showed that some patients mount ... > full story -
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White Americans Living Longer With Muscular Dystrophy Than African-Americans
September 13, 2010 — A new study shows that white men and boys are living longer with muscular dystrophy due to technological advances in recent years, but that the lives of African-American men and boys with muscular ... > full story
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