Medical research
Study finds flu ravages muscles of zebrafish with muscular dystrophy
This time of year, doctors often recommend flu shots for people who are young, old, pregnant or immunocompromised.
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Genetics
'CRISPR-Gold' fixes Duchenne muscular dystrophy mutation in mice
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have engineered a new way to deliver CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology inside cells and have demonstrated in mice that the technology can repair the mutation that causes ...
Oct 3, 2017
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Restoring breathing capacity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy by activating the brain
New research published in The Journal of Physiology today suggests that enhancing breathing via the brain may limit deficiencies in respiratory capacity in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients.
Sep 27, 2017
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Researchers replicate FSH muscular dystrophy in mice
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications describes a breakthrough in research related to facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The debilitating genetic disease - which has no approved treatment ...
Sep 15, 2017
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Health
The biometrics of sports success—it's all in the hands
Take a minute to look at your hands and pay special attention to the difference in length between your index finger and ring finger. This is your digit ratio.
Aug 18, 2017
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New test for screening of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in newborn babies
Researchers at Cardiff University and Cardiff and Vale University Health Board have developed a more reliable method of screening for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in newborn babies.
Aug 11, 2017
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Genetics
Opinion: Why we should be worried about gene-carrier screening
The ability to cheaply and quickly sequence entire genomes is changing the way diseases are identified and treated. But it is also likely to change the way we make some of the most important and personal decisions of our ...
Aug 2, 2017
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Gene transfer corrects severe muscle defects in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rapidly progressive disease that causes whole-body muscle weakness and atrophy due to deficiency in a protein called dystrophin. Researchers at the University of Missouri, National Center ...
Jul 27, 2017
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Microdystrophin restores muscle strength in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Researchers from Genethon, the AFM-Telethon laboratory, Inserm (UMR) and the Royal Holloway University of London demonstrated the efficacy of an innovative gene therapy in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Indeed, ...
Jul 25, 2017
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Researchers find genetic factors that cause muscle weakness, wasting disorder
For years, the underlying process that causes a debilitating muscle disorder in infants and young children has been largely unknown. Now, a group that includes University of Florida Health genetics researchers has identified ...
Jul 11, 2017
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