Posts Tagged ‘muscular dystrophy’
Microgene treats muscular dystrophy in dogs
U. MISSOURI (US) — A microgene packed into a virus may lead to a new treatment for muscular dystrophy. Continue…
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 16:08 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2012 13:15 - 3 Comments
Muscular dystrophy: ‘Claw’ may lead to new therapy
U. MISSOURI (US) — Insights into how a compound binds to muscles cells may be key to developing a therapy for muscular dystrophy, researchers report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 15:04 - 0 Comments
Double gene flaws lead to rare muscular dystrophy
U. ROCHESTER / U. WASHINGTON (US) — A rare form of muscular dystrophy is the result of two unrelated genetic flaws that come together to ultimately produce toxins that damage muscle cells and trigger symptoms. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 26, 2012 11:07 - 3 Comments
Patients, doctors disagree over MD symptoms
U. ROCHESTER (US) — Physicians and patients tend to disagree over which symptoms of muscular dystrophy most affect quality of life and, consequently, which treatments should take priority, research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 6, 2011 10:30 - 0 Comments
‘Frankenstein’ virus safe for gene therapy
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A new study shows that it is safe to cut and paste together different viruses in an effort to create the ultimate vehicle for gene therapy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 10, 2011 16:51 - 0 Comments
New muscular dystrophy mars cognition
U. IOWA (US) — Scientists have identified a new gene mutation that causes a type of muscular dystrophy that manifests itself in cognitive ways, not muscular ones. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 28, 2010 9:55 - 0 Comments
Drug may block muscular dystrophy’s blow
BROWN (US) — A new therapy headed to human trials slows muscle damage in mice with the genetic mutation that causes muscular dystrophy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 26, 2010 19:49 - 0 Comments
‘Mighty mouse’ runs on brain chemical
VANDERBILT (US) — By boosting the supply of a key brain chemical, researchers have engineered a fatigue-resistant mouse that can run on a treadmill twice as long as a typical mouse. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 20, 2010 16:43 - 0 Comments
Early flaw brings on muscular dystrophy
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Nearly two decades after they identified the specific genetic flaw that causes a common type of muscular dystrophy, scientists believe they have figured out how that flaw brings about the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 4, 2010 17:34 - 0 Comments
Protein ‘makeover’ key to muscular dystrophy
U. IOWA (US)—The discovery of a novel type of chemical modification on a particular muscle protein promises to shed light on certain muscular dystrophies. The finding may also have implications for cancer detection. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 16:28 - 3 Comments
Potential MD treatment from tarantulas
U. BUFFALO (US)—A protein in tarantula venom shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2009 11:37 - 0 Comments
To sniff out muscle repair, follow the nose
EMORY (US)—When muscle cells need repair, it turns out they use odor-detecting tools found in the nose to start the process. And if it weren’t for a team of—ahem—nosy researchers, it’s a connection that could have continued to go unnoticed. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 3, 2009 13:25 - 0 Comments
Missing cell ‘cap’ signals sickness
JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Wearing a cap can be much more than a fashion statement. In mammal cells, it’s an indication of good health. A bundled cap of thread-like fibers holds a healthy cell’s nucleus in place, researchers have found. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 17, 2009 10:36 - 0 Comments
Rein in rogue RNA to treat muscular dystrophy
U. ROCHESTER (US)—Researchers have discovered a way to block the genetic flaw at the heart of a common form of muscular dystrophy. The results suggest a new avenue for therapies that may essentially reverse symptoms. (more…)
