Muscular Dystrophy News

Posted May 15, 2012:

• Scientists Discover Clues to Muscle Stem Cell Functions

Posted May 10, 2012:

• Genetic Mutation Causing Rare Form of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Identified

Posted May 4, 2012:

• New Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Approach Developed Using Human Stem Cells

Posted April 30, 2012:

• Scientists Uncover Exciting Lead Into Premature Aging and Heart Disease

Posted April 4, 2012:

• Treatment Hope for Muscular Dystrophy

Posted March 5, 2012:

• Next-Generation DNA Sequencing to Improve Diagnosis for Muscular Dystrophy

Posted February 22, 2012:

• Scientists Create Potent Molecules Aimed at Treating Muscular Dystrophy

Posted February 14, 2012:

• When Nerve Meets Muscle, Biglycan Seals the Deal

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Need Muscle for a Tough Spot? Turn to Fat Stem Cells

Posted January 12, 2012:

• Genes and Disease Mechanisms Behind a Common Form of Muscular Dystrophy Discovered

Posted January 9, 2012:

• Enzyme Function Could Help With Muscular Dystrophy Therapies

Posted December 13, 2011:

• Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients at Increased Risk for Cancer

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Adult Stem Cells Use Special Pathways to Repair Damaged Muscle, Researchers Find

Posted November 30, 2011:

• Clinical Trial for Muscular Dystrophy Demonstrates Safety of Customized Gene Therapy

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Closer to Finding Treament for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Hope for Muscle Wasting Disease

Posted November 3, 2011:

• X Marks the Spot: TBL1X Gene Involved in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Posted September 26, 2011:

• New Insight Into Fatal Spinal Disease

Posted August 2, 2011:

• Study Explains Why Muscles Weaken With Age and Points to Possible Therapy

Posted July 25, 2011:

• Clinical Trial of Molecular Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy Yields Significant Positive Results

Posted July 4, 2011:

• Crucial Role for Molecule in Muscle Development

Posted April 19, 2011:

• Gene Necessary for Successful Repair of Muscle Damage Identified

Posted April 18, 2011:

• Gene That Could Hold the Key to Muscle Repair Identified

Posted April 11, 2011:

• Biologists Find Another Clue to the Origins of Degenerative Diseases

Posted March 9, 2011:

• New Form of Muscular Dystrophy Identified: Mutation in Important Muscle Protein Causes Muscle Disease and Cognitive Impairment

Posted February 4, 2011:

• Gene Critical for Heart Function Identified

Posted January 4, 2011:

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Scientists Closer to Finding Treatment for Life-Threatening Hereditary Disease

Posted December 27, 2010:

• Human Protein Improves Muscle Function of Muscular Dystrophy Mice

Posted December 9, 2010:

• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Is Ultimately a Stem Cell Disease, Researchers Find

Posted November 10, 2010:

• Stem Cell Transplants in Mice Produce Lifelong Enhancement of Muscle Mass

Posted October 28, 2010:

• Uncovering the Cause of a Common Form of Muscular Dystrophy: Research Team Makes Second Critical Advance

Posted October 11, 2010:

• Manipulating Muscle Stem Cells to Treat Muscular Dystrophy

Posted October 6, 2010:

• First Clinical Trial of Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophy Lends Insight Into the Disease

Posted September 13, 2010:

• White Americans Living Longer With Muscular Dystrophy Than African-Americans

Posted September 3, 2010:

• International Effort to Improve Muscular Dystrophy Treatment

Posted July 9, 2010:

• Honey Bee Venom May Help Design New Treatments to Alleviate Muscular Dystrophy, Depression and Dementia

Posted May 26, 2010:

• Inflammasome Increases Muscle Damage in Muscular Dystrophy, Study Finds

Posted May 6, 2010:

• Muscle Stem Cell Movements Documented
• Doctors Use Ultrasound to Diagnose Possible Muscular Trauma in Professional Athletes on-Site

Posted May 4, 2010:

• Heart Drug Effective for Treating Symptom of Muscular Dystrophy

Posted April 26, 2010:

• New Hope Exists in Treating Inherited Disease by Suppressing DNA Mutations

Posted April 15, 2010:

• Gene Responsible for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Can Be Repaired, Research Shows

Posted March 15, 2010:

• Chemical That May Protect Hearts of Muscular Dystrophy Patients Discovered

Posted March 12, 2010:

• New Clues About the Basis of Muscle Wasting Disease

Posted January 24, 2010:

• Researchers Trace Effects of Genetic Defect in Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy

Posted January 21, 2010:

• Identification of the Gene Responsible for a New Form of Adult Muscular Dystrophy

Posted January 18, 2010:

• 'Jekyll and Hyde' Cell May Hold Key to Muscular Dystrophy, Fibrosis Treatment

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Gene Mutations in Patients With Becker Muscular Dystrophy Identified

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