http://www.medindia.net/healthnews/Myotonic-Dystrophy-news.asp Medindia largest health website in india. en-us Copyright 2012. All Rights Reserved. Fri, 25 May 2012 06:37:21 GMT http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Design-Small-Molecule-That-Inhibits-Pathology-Associated-With-Myotonic-Dystrophy-Type-1-57718-1.htm A small molecule blocks an aberrant pathway associated with myotonic dystrophy type 1, the most common form of muscular dystrophy, has been designed by researchers at the University of Illinois. The new compound, soon to be tested in cells, binds tightly to its target, an abnormally elongated RNA that hijacks part of the normal cellular machinery and brings on symptoms of the disease. The newly developed compound is the first to show high selectivity in binding the target while not disrupting other important RNA functions....]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Researchers-Design-Small-Molecule-That-Inhibits-Pathology-Associated-With-Myotonic-Dystrophy-Type-1-57718-1.htm http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Identifies-Risk-Factor-for-Sudden-Death-in-Myotonic-Dystrophy-Patients-38186-1.htm Adults with the most common form of muscular dystrophy who have abnormal electrocardiograms are more than three times more likely to suddenly die than patients whose ECGS are normal, research showed Wednesday. "Patients who had significant abnormalities on their ECG were at a 3.5 times higher risk of sudden death," said William Groh, lead author of research appearing in the June 19 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine. "Those with atrial (upper) chamber arrthymias had a five times ...]]> http://www.medindia.net/news/Study-Identifies-Risk-Factor-for-Sudden-Death-in-Myotonic-Dystrophy-Patients-38186-1.htm