Medical research
Muscular dystrophy expert's disappointment at drug refusal
A researcher who has helped develop a pioneering treatment has expressed her frustration after the drug has been turned down for early NHS funding.
Jul 6, 2015
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Surgery
Cosmetic lip surgery may ease facial paralysis, small study suggests
A cosmetic surgery that uses injections of hyaluronic acid to make lips appear fuller could also improve the lives of people with facial paralysis, according to results of a small study by researchers at Johns Hopkins and ...
Jun 18, 2015
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Genetics
Gene discovery could lead to muscular dystrophy treatment
Australian researchers have made a critical discovery about a gene involved in muscular dystrophy that could lead to future therapies for the currently untreatable disease.
Jun 17, 2015
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Genetics
Potential treatment for most common form of muscular dystrophy
A doctor who was one of the discoverers of the gene responsible for myotonic muscular dystrophy has now identified a drug that could slow the progression of muscle damage and muscle dysfunction associated with the disease ...
Mar 18, 2015
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Medical research
Cardiac and respiratory function supported by abdominal muscles in muscular dystrophy
The muscular dystrophies are known to target various muscle groups differentially. In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to decreased function of specific muscles involved in respiration ...
Feb 27, 2015
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Medical research
UK 1st country to allow creation of embryos from 3 people
(AP)—Britain has become the first country in the world to allow the creation of human embryos from the DNA of three people, a technique intended to help mothers avoid passing on genetically degenerative diseases to their ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Medical research
Bacterial defense mechanism targets duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duke researchers have demonstrated a genetic therapeutic technique that has the potential to treat more than half of the patients suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD).
Feb 18, 2015
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Pediatrics
Researchers report new figures on two muscular dystrophy disorders
Researchers in public health have reported in the first broad study in the United States the frequency of two muscle-weakness disorders that strike mostly boys: Duchenne muscular dystrophy and Becker muscular dystrophy.
Feb 16, 2015
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Medical research
Video game technology helps measure upper extremity movement
Researchers at Nationwide Children's Hospital have developed a way to measure upper extremity movement in patients with muscular dystrophy using interactive video game technology. Their hope is to expand inclusion criteria ...
Feb 6, 2015
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Genetics
A look at the UK's proposal to make babies from 3 people
As British lawmakers vote Tuesday on whether to legalize the creation of babies made from the DNA of three people, here are some questions and answers about the proposed techniques and the controversy surrounding them.
Feb 3, 2015
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