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New genetic cause of cardiac failure discovered

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Over the course of a lifetime, the heart pumps some 250 million liters of blood through the body. In the order to do this, the muscle fibers of the heart have to be extremely durable. The research group headed by Dr. Wolfgang ...


A new way to measure muscle

A new way to measure muscle

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shortly after taking a faculty position at MIT, Joel Dawson '96, SM '97 got together with his former music teacher, Elena Ruehr, for coffee. Ruehr, an MIT lecturer in music and theater arts, ...


Sun exposure may trigger certain autoimmune diseases in women

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created Jul 30, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from sunlight may be associated with the development of certain autoimmune diseases, particularly in women, according to a study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health ...


Nervous system may be culprit in deadly muscle disease

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created May 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Brain may win out over brawn as the primary cause of breathing problems in children with a severe form of muscular dystrophy known as Pompe disease.


Researchers identify gene associated with muscular dystrophy-related vision problems

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created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Skeletal muscle disease and vision deficits might seem unrelated, but a frog model of muscular dystrophy shows it is not such a leap.


New potential therapeutic target discovered for genetic disorder -- Barth syndrome

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created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center may have discovered a new targeted intervention for Barth Syndrome (BTHS). BTHS, a sometimes fatal disease, is a serious genetic disorder occurring predominantly in males that leads ...