According to a story from Financial Buzz, the Steadman Philippon Research Institute (SPRI) recently received an award in research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The award is in…
According to a publication from NewZNew, the NeuroGen Brain and Spine Institute in India plans on hosting an outpatient stem cell therapy consultation camp in Chandigarh on the last day…
According to a story from Xconomy, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a controversial decision three years ago when it approved the drug eteplirsen as a treatment for…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the drug company Pfizer has recently presented data from its phase 1b clinical trial that tested the company's experimental gene therapy PF-06939926, which is…
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The first indication of the influence that people can have in clinical trials when acting as a community may have occurred in the 1980s. As reported recently in Viral…
According to a story from blog.cincinnatichildrens.org, a diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy is always an alarming piece of news; learning that your child has a progressive muscle atrophy disorder that…
According to a story from Science Daily, a recent study has found that lithium chloride was able to improve muscle size and strength in a mouse mode of a specific…
For most of us, our body follows a predictable timeline when it comes to growing older. While there's some variation depending on genes and lifestyle, each year, we age with…
According to a story from westernmassnews.com, the community of Monson, Massachusetts is coming together to support Jason Harris and his family. Jason is ten years old and lives with Duchenne…
According to a story from BioPortfolio, the specialty pharmaceutical company Santhera Pharmaceuticals recently announced that it has submitted its marketing application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its drug…
Open Style Lab is an organization that considers itself dedicated to creating "functional wearable solutions for people of all abilities without compromising on style.” They use a wide variety…
The Beginnings Anne Pariser worked for 16 years at the FDA. For part of that time, she was a team leader for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research where…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the specialty pharmaceutical company Santhera Pharmaceuticals will be entering a collaborative partnership with the University of Basel's Biozentrum. The goal of this partnership will…
According to a story from BioSpace, a Phase 1/2 clinical trial testing SGT-001, an investigational treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has been plagued by problems with side effects and adverse…
According to a story from BioSpace, a Phase 1/2 clinical trial testing SGT-001, an investigational treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has been plagued by problems with side effects and adverse…
H.R. 2408 H.R. 2408 is a new piece of federal legislation otherwise known as the "Ensuring Access to Quality Complex Rehabilitation Technology Act." Essentially, this act creates a new category…
According to a story from m.dailyhunt.in, Vinayak Sreedhar, an Indian student with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, passed away in the midst of taking his exams. Vinayak was a driven and highly…
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The News Hub at Washington State University recently carried an article describing initial success by researchers towards developing a drug for a rare form of muscular dystrophy. Several thousand people…
According to a press release from Massachusetts-based biotech company Fulcrum Therapeutics, the company has successfully secured global commercialization rights of GlaxoSmithKline-developed experimental facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) drug losmapimod. Losmapimod, an…
A recent publication from Charcot-Marie-Tooth News announced that this year, for the first time ever, the Muscular Dystrophy Association will be hosting its annual clinical conferences at the same event…
Lithium boosts muscle strength in mice with rare muscular dystrophy New drug target identified Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Removing one gene caused normal muscle muscle…
A press release from American biopharmaceutical company AMO Pharma, published by PR Newswire, detailed the recent completion of the Company's new congenital myotonic dystrophy type 1 (CDM1) symptom-evaluation scale. The…
According to a story from CRWE World, the genetic medicines company Audentes Therapeutics has recently announced its intent to develop new therapies for myotonic dystrophy and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. These…
People living with rare diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) or muscular dystrophy as well as those who have suffered from a stroke or spinal cord injury often experience…
According to a press release from the Muscular Dystrophy Association published at Biospace, the group has resolved to award eight new research grants for the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
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