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Worsening of Heart Function Observed in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

Acceleration in the decline of heart function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was seen due to a mutation in the gene which causes cystic fibrosis, said researchers at UT Southwestern. This research will help doctors to ...

CRISPR, Gene Editing Tool to Find Muscular Dystrophy Treatments

CRISPR-Cas9, the gene editing technology helps better understand facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and explore potential treatments, found new study. FSHD causes muscle weakness in the face, shoulder blades, and upper arms, and ...

Cheap Drug Is Equally Efficacious in Protecting Heart in Muscular Dystrophy

Cost-effective generic drug is as effective as a more expensive drug in protecting cardiovascular function in boys with DMD, concluded new clinical trial conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Results of this multi-center ...

New Discovery may Lead to Improved Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Tiny protein, known as sarcospan could play a significant role in combating heart failure associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common fatal genetic disorder among kids, reports a new study. The findings of the study are ...

Muscle Stem Cells to Treat Muscular Dystrophy

New molecular signaling pathway involving Stat3 and Fam3a proteins that regulates how muscle stem cells decide whether to self-renew or differentiate--an insight that could lead to muscle-boosting therapeutics for muscular dystrophies or age-related ...

New Drug for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clears Phase 1 Trial

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have less treatments options. Medications available at present or in development targets only a subset of DMD patients with a particular genetic mutation or produce severe side effects. The ...

Home-based Monitoring of Lung Function More Effective for Teens with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Regular monitoring of lung function at home can be more convenient and effective for teens with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases . Heart ...

New 3D Technology Holds Promising Answers for Muscular Dystrophy Patients

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have combined 3D technology with science to discover a stem cell population that could hold promising answers for muscular dystrophy patients in the future. Muscular dystrophy is a condition ...

CRISPR Gene Editing Method to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

In a large animal model, CRISPR genome editing was found to boost the expression of the dystrophin gene to levels that could be therapeutic in humans with Duchenne muscular dystrophy condition. The study represents progress on the road to ...

Dietary Supplement May Up Muscle Force in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Dietary supplement derived from glucose may increase muscle-force production in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by 50% in ten days, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in The FASEB Journal . DMD is a hereditary ...

Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators to Treat Muscular Dystrophy

A new treatment approach using selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) tamoxifen and raloxifene significantly improved cardiac, respiratory, and skeletal muscle functions and increased bone density in mice with the same gene defects as a ...

Cardiac Progenitor Cells Help Reverse Heart Failure Caused by Muscular Dystrophy

Injections of cardiac progenitor cells help reverse fatal heart disease associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, shows new study. The injected cells also lead to improved limb strength and movement ability in laboratory mice with muscular ...

Muscular Dystrophy Givinostat Drug can Help Treat Heart Failure

Givinostat, new muscular dystrophy drug can help treat heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). HFpEF occurs due to defective heart relaxation After drug intake, cardiac relaxation without altering blood pressure was ...

Gene Editing Tool Crispr-Cas9 Corrects Mutations In Muscular Dystrophy Patients

Highlights: Mutations responsible for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can be corrected using myoediting along with CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing technology. Twelve different DMD mutation hotspots can be rectified via myoediting ...

Skeletal Muscle Developed for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Highlights: Skeletal muscle has been developed from stem cells. This development shows that functional muscle cells can be created in a laboratory. It also offers replacement therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. A new strategy ...

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