16. November 2009 05:05
Plagued by a growing weakness that left her unable to walk, talk and even take a normal breath, 11-year-old Iraqi Aram Ali was a shell of the bright little girl she used to be.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Antibody, Bone, Brain, Health and Human Services, Hospital, Meningitis, Muscle Atrophy, Myasthenia Gravis, Neurology, Neuromuscular Disease, Pediatrics, Pneumonia
13. October 2009 05:08
Researchers at Lund University, Sweden, have taken a snapshot of proteins changing shape, sticking together and creating structures that are believed to trigger deadly processes in the nervous system. The discovery opens the possibility of designing drugs for a devastating neurological disease, ALS.
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3. October 2009 07:06
A study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle. By manipulating these pathways, the researchers were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, restoring its ability to repair and rebuild itself.
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30. September 2009 05:46
A study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, has identified critical biochemical pathways linked to the aging of human muscle. By manipulating these pathways, the researchers were able to turn back the clock on old human muscle, restoring its ability to repair and rebuild itself.
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12. August 2009 19:54
New research with transgenic mice reveals that a therapy directed at the muscle significantly improves disease symptoms of a genetic disorder characterized by destruction of the neurons that control movement. The study, published by Cell Press in the August 13th issue of the journal Neuron, highlights a promising new treatment for this currently incurable and nontreatable neurodegenerative disorder.
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13. June 2009 20:50
Researchers have found a potential new treatment for the common problem of muscle atrophy. Results of the animal study were presented at The Endocrine Society's 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Posted in: Medical Research News
Tags: Anabolic Steroid, Anorexia Nervosa, Biotechnology, Cancer, Diabetes, Endocrinology, Ghrelin, Glucocorticoid, Growth Hormone, Heart Failure, HIV/AIDS, Muscle Atrophy, Steroid, Testosterone
31. March 2009 02:41
Octogenarian women were unable to increase muscle mass after a 3-month weight lifting program targeted at strengthening the thigh muscle, according to a new study from the Journal of Applied Physiology.
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21. January 2009 22:59
An incurable, paralyzing disease in humans is now genetically linked to a similar disease in dogs.
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3. December 2008 22:01
Two new research studies use motor neurons derived from human embryonic stem (hES) cells to demonstrate that multiple toxic pathways contribute to the devastating degeneration associated with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and that protective therapeutics will need to oppose the disease on multiple fronts.
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3. December 2008 21:48
Long thought of as mere bystanders, astrocytes are crucial for the survival and well-being of motor neurons, which control voluntary muscle movements.
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28. March 2008 09:57
A new study by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine shows, for the first time in humans, that ventilators combined with diaphragm disuse contributes to muscle atrophy in the diaphragm in as little as eighteen hours.
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24. March 2008 03:07
Motor neuron disease is a rare, devastating illness in which nerve cells that carry brain signals to muscles gradually deteriorate.
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Posted in: Medical Condition News
Tags: Brain, Chromosome, Chromosome 19, Genetics, Ginger, Lou Gehrig's Disease, Muscle Atrophy, Neurological Disease, Neurology, Neuron, Neuropathy
19. March 2008 02:58
To a patient recovering from severe burns, no place would be more soothing than a polar landscape of gently falling snowflakes, snowmen, penguins, igloos and icy rivers.
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20. December 2007 00:06
It does not take much to injure a muscle. Sometimes one sudden, inconsiderate movement does the job.
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27. November 2007 22:28
Statins, the popular class of drugs used to lower cholesterol, are among the most commonly prescribed medications in developed countries.
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Posted in: Medical Research News
Tags: Biotechnology, Cancer, Cholesterol, Exercise, Genetics, Kidney Disease, Lipitor (Atorvastatin), Metabolism, Muscle Atrophy, Nephrology, Statin, Zocor
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