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C-Path opens access to D-RSC database to accelerate therapy development for DMD

Critical Path Institute announced today that it will open access to the Duchenne Regulatory Science Consortium (D-RSC) database to qualified researchers, through its Rare Disease Cures Accelerator, Data and Analytics Platform.

22 Apr 2021

Clinical trial examines metabolic effects of natural compound NMN in people

A natural compound previously demonstrated to counteract aspects of aging and improve metabolic health in mice has clinically relevant effects in people, according to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

22 Apr 2021

Changing the treatment paradigm for ‘cold’ tumors

Not all cancerous tumors are created equal. Some tumors, known as "hot" tumors, show signs of inflammation, which means they are infiltrated with T cells working to fight the cancer. Those tumors are easier to treat, as immunotherapy drugs can then amp up the immune response.

22 Apr 2021

New miniaturized model of neuromuscular junction formation provides insight into ALS

Skeletal muscles enable voluntary movements and are controlled by a special type of neurons called motor neurons, which make direct contact with skeletal muscles through so-called neuromuscular junctions (NMJs).

22 Apr 2021

Drugs can help prevent progression of cardiac hypertrophy in hemodialysis patients

Patients with chronic kidney dysfunction frequently develop thickening of the heart muscle, so-called left ventricular hypertrophy. This is particularly pronounced in patients who are in the late stage of renal dysfunction, that is to say those requiring renal replacement therapy such as hemodialysis.

22 Apr 2021

New, high-performance artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion

In the field of robotics, researchers are continually looking for the fastest, strongest, most efficient and lowest-cost ways to actuate, or enable, robots to make the movements needed to carry out their intended functions.

21 Apr 2021

Predictive models can be used for assessing the age at natural menopause

The natural menopause occurs when the menstrual periods cease due to the naturally decreased ovary function.

21 Apr 2021

Genethon announces dosing of first patient at pediatric clinical trial platform for neuromuscular diseases

A first participant was dosed at I-Motion, the pediatric clinical trial platform for neuromuscular diseases located at Trousseau hospital in Paris, as part of the gene therapy trial in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) conducted by Genethon.

20 Apr 2021

Comprehensive roadmap of muscle aging reveals potential targets for treatments

Scientists have produced a comprehensive roadmap of muscle aging in mice that could be used to find treatments that prevent decline in muscle mobility and function, according to a report published today in eLife.

20 Apr 2021

Study provides the first extensive genetic and phenotype landscape of peripartum cardiomyopathy

Researchers at Penn Medicine have identified more genetic mutations that strongly predispose younger, otherwise healthy women to peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare condition characterized by weakness of the heart muscle that begins sometime during the final month of pregnancy through five months after delivery.

20 Apr 2021

Researchers investigate whether muscle pump action systematically changes with age

Chronic lower-limb edema (CLE) -- the permanent accumulation of fluid in the leg -- often occurs in elderly people.

19 Apr 2021

Study sheds new light on the ability of pancreatic cancer cells to metastasize

With an overall survival rate of 9% for those diagnosed, pancreatic cancer remains exceedingly difficult to treat. However, the patient's primary tumor typically isn't what leads to death - it is the cancer's ability to evade detection and metastasize to other organs.

19 Apr 2021

Muscle News and Research

C-Path opens access to D-RSC database to accelerate therapy development for DMD

Clinical trial examines metabolic effects of natural compound NMN in people

Changing the treatment paradigm for ‘cold’ tumors

New miniaturized model of neuromuscular junction formation provides insight into ALS

Drugs can help prevent progression of cardiac hypertrophy in hemodialysis patients

New, high-performance artificial muscle technology enables more human-like motion

Predictive models can be used for assessing the age at natural menopause

Genethon announces dosing of first patient at pediatric clinical trial platform for neuromuscular diseases

Comprehensive roadmap of muscle aging reveals potential targets for treatments

Study provides the first extensive genetic and phenotype landscape of peripartum cardiomyopathy

Researchers investigate whether muscle pump action systematically changes with age

Study sheds new light on the ability of pancreatic cancer cells to metastasize

Five-year study aims to improve health of patients with cystic fibrosis across their growing lifespan

Higher handgrip cutoff values found to be more accurate markers of mobility limitation in older adults

New and more effective treatment for Pompe disease

Novel gene mutations may help identify patients with a specific form of muscular dystrophy

Japanese–European scientists detect novel genetic mitochondrial disorder

Keele researcher awarded prestigious grant to identify treatments for devastating childhood disease

Greater intake of red and processed meat associated with worse heart function, finds study

Medical cannabis use for severe childhood epilepsy may be linked to early puberty

Industry Focus eBook - Neurology/Neuroscience - 2nd edition eBook

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

Expanding access to NMR with the Fourier 80 Duo

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