News tagged with neuromuscular disease
A new way to measure muscle
Oct 28, 2009 |
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(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, ...
Fruit fly steps in to fight human disease
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Belgian scientists have successfully introduced genes coding for a variant of the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, into fruit flies. CMT is one of the most common hereditary disorders of the peripheral nervous system. VIB ...
New study may redefine how a chronic auto-immune disease is diagnosed
Jun 10, 2009 |
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New research from Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience (JHN) may redefine how Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy (CIDP) is diagnosed.
What do neurologists do for entertainment? They will play 'Neurobowl'
Apr 16, 2009 |
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One of the highlights of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology is "Neurobowl," a competition modeled after TV quiz shows.
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Lamin A/C deficiency is 'unnerving'
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Jan 05, 2009 |
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Mutations in the nuclear intermediate filament lamin A/C (LMNA) gene are associated with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, but cause the disease by unknown mechanisms. Méjat et al. show that one mechanism ...
New hope for treating common form of inherited neuromuscular disease
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Treatments that ramp up production of the tiny "motors" that power cells may have promise for treating one of the most common forms of inherited neuromuscular disease, according to a report in the September Cell Metabolism, a Cell ...
Scientists discover master regulator of motor neuron firing
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When the Human Genome Project was complete, DNA bowed out of the limelight and gave way to RNA as a major player in genetic regulation. Now, findings at Rockefeller University mirror this ...
Researchers gain insight into mechanism underlying Huntington's
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Researchers at the University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center and Graduate Center for Toxicology (GCT) have gained new insight into the genetic mechanisms underlying Huntington's disease and other neurodegenerative or neuromuscular ...
Protein from tick saliva studied for potential myasthenia gravis treatment
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Looking for a better treatment for the autoimmune disease myasthenia gravis, researchers have found that a protein in tick saliva shows promise in limiting the severity of the disease in an animal model in a study published ...
Two-way cell talk provides clues about neuromuscular disease
Feb 17, 2008 |
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It’s a scientific given that neurons tell other cells what to do, but new evidence suggests that, like with any good relationship, these target cells also have much to contribute, scientists say.
New prognostic indicator for patients with IPF
Feb 20, 2009 |
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There may be a new way to predict mortality in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a devastating disease that slowly petrifies the lungs. Most patients live only three years after diagnosis on average; however, ...
Researchers gain new insights on spinal muscular atrophy
May 29, 2008 |
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Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that the effect of a protein deficiency, which is the basis of the neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is not restricted to motor ...
Genetics of ALS progression
Jun 01, 2008 |
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An upcoming paper in the June 1 issue of G&D, from Drs. Hidenori Ichijo and Hideki Nishitoh (University of Tokyo) and colleagues, lends new and valuable insight into the genetics of ALS.
Researchers identify a gene responsible for Lou Gehrig's disease
Mar 31, 2008 |
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A team of Canadian and French researchers has identified a novel gene responsible for a significant fraction of ALS (sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) cases. ALS is commonly referred to as Lou Gehrig’s disease, an incurable ...
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