News articles tagged with 'dystrophy'
Human embryonic stem cells provide new insight into muscular dystrophy
— 1 Apr 2011 15:30 | HealthMyotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common inherited muscular dystrophy in adults. New research published by Cell Press online on March 31st in the journal Cell Stem Cell, uses…
Researchers identify new form of muscular dystrophy
— 10 Mar 2011 17:44 | HealthA strong international collaboration and a single patient with mild muscle disease and severe cognitive impairment have allowed University of Iowa researchers to identify a new gene…
Just in time for Valentine's Day: UNC researchers identify a gene critical for heart function
— 5 Feb 2011 13:57 | HealthEveryone knows chocolate is critical to a happy Valentine's Day. Now scientists are one step closer to knowing what makes a heart happy the rest of the year…
Human protein improves muscle function of muscular dystrophy mice
— 3 Jan 2011 15:29 | HealthA 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…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is ultimately a stem cell disease
— 10 Dec 2010 21:33 | HealthResearchers have long known that the devastating disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a single mutation in a gene called dystrophin. The protein encoded by…
Uncovering the cause of a common form of muscular dystrophy
— 29 Oct 2010 13:21 | HealthAn international team of researchers led by an investigator from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre has made a second critical advance in determining the cause of a common form…
Gene therapy reveals unexpected immunity to dystrophin in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
— 7 Oct 2010 15:39 | HealthAn immune reaction to dystrophin, the muscle protein that is defective in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, may pose a new challenge to strengthening muscles of patients with…
Nature study shows how molecules escape from the nucleus
— 15 Sep 2010 17:45 | BiologyBy constructing a microscope apparatus that achieves resolution never before possible in living cells, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have…
White Americans living longer with muscular dystrophy than African-Americans
— 14 Sep 2010 09:40 | HealthA 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…
Rochester leads international effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment
— 4 Sep 2010 10:09 | HealthA large international study aimed at improving the care of muscular dystrophy patients worldwide is being launched by physicians, physical therapists, and researchers at the University…