Medical research
A new key in fighting Kennedy's disease
If a disease affects motoneurons, cells that control voluntary muscle activity, researchers should focus their efforts on motoneurons to find potential treatments, right?
Aug 31, 2016
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Medical research
Scientists locate possible therapy target for spinal muscular atrophy
Researchers at Iowa State University have discovered what could lead to a new treatment for spinal muscular atrophy, a potentially fatal genetic disorder in young children.
Aug 9, 2016
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Candidate drug for spinal muscular atrophy, with roots in CSHL research, passes major hurdle
In an announcement that delighted the families of patients and surprised many pharmaceutical industry analysts, the biotechnology firms Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals on Monday said they had decided to cut short a phase-3 ...
Aug 4, 2016
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Neuroscience
Mechanistic finding may help develop treatment for Ice Bucket Challenge disease
A new study by a team of scientists from the University of Malta and the Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier (CNRS/Université de Montpellier) could help develop treatment strategies for a crippling disorder ...
Aug 1, 2016
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Promising new drug could help treat spinal muscular atrophy
According to studies, approximately one out of every 40 individuals in the United States is a carrier of the gene responsible for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a neurodegenerative disease that causes muscles to weaken over ...
Jul 25, 2016
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Genetics
Clinical advances in gene therapy for central nervous system disorders
The encouraging results of early stage clinical studies and the tremendous amount of preclinical data demonstrating the feasibility and promise of gene therapy to treat disorders of the central nervous system (CNS) are driving ...
Jul 25, 2016
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Medical research
Study explains how a protein deficiency causes spinal muscular atrophy
Scientists and doctors know that the devastating disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) arises from a problem with both copies of the SMN1 gene, leading to a lack of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. But they don't ...
Jul 11, 2016
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First child exoskeleton for spinal muscular atrophy
Researchers have introduced the world's first infant exoskeleton designed to help children with spinal muscular atrophy, a degenerative illness. Weighing 12 kilos, the apparatus is made of aluminium and titanium, and is designed ...
Jun 9, 2016
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Pediatrics
The dying child: Room for improvement in end-of-life care
Many pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists believe that their clinical care extends from treating ill children through end-of-life care. However, are pediatricians actually meeting the needs of families and their dying ...
May 27, 2016
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Neuroscience
Scientists put some muscle behind their research
Michigan State University researchers used an old-fashioned neurobiology technique to explore new avenues for treatments to reverse a late-onset neurodegenerative disease that robs men of the capacity to walk, run, chew and ...
May 6, 2016
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