Latest muscular dystrophy Stories

RIPON, Wis., Aug. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Condon Oil teamed up with CITGO Petroleum Corporation and members of the Ripon community to raise $33,000 for muscular dystrophy research and support. On June 6, 2012, 216 golfers and 34 fishing charter boats joined together for the 13(th) Bi-Annual Condon Charity Golf and Fishing Event. The total funds raised for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) in 2012 currently exceed Condon Oil's 2010 total by close to $12,000. The golfers...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects 1 in every 3,600 male infants each year. Due to the way the disease is inherited, girls are not affected. Muscular dystrophy consists of a group of inherited disorders causing muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue, which progressively becomes worse. Researchers seem to have discovered a promising new way to reverse the symptoms of the disease in mice. Scientists have reversed symptoms of myotonic muscular dystrophy in mice by...

HOUSTON, Aug. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiffy Lube International, Inc. - the company that pioneered the fast oil change industry and remains the industry leader in vehicle preventive maintenance - today announced its support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). The new campaign, Muscle Up(SM), invites drivers to visit participating Jiffy Lube® service centers between August 1 and September 11, 2012 to help raise $1 million in funds for MDA and those affected by muscular...

TUCSON, Ariz., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association and Menchie's Global Headquarters are teaming up throughout the entire month of August to help "spread smiles" for children and adults affected by neuromuscular disease. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120424/DC93207LOGO) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120731/DC49052LOGO) Beginning Aug. 1 through Sept. 3, Menchie's guests can show their support for MDA by purchasing...

NORTH LIBERTY, Ind., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bellman Oil teamed up with CITGO Petroleum Corporation and members of the North Liberty community to raise more than $24,000 for children affected by neuromuscular disease at the 22(nd) Annual Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Golf Tournament at Whispering Pines golf course on June 19, 2012. One hundred thirty golfers joined together to break all fundraising goals for the event, topping last year's totals by $1,000 and bringing...

Complex, multi-system diseases like myotonic dystrophy – the most common adult form of muscular dystrophy – require physicians and patients to identify which symptoms impact quality of life and, consequently, what treatments should take priority. However, a new study out this month in the journal Neurology reveals that there is often a disconnect between the two groups over which symptoms are more important, a phenomenon that not only impacts care but also the direction of research into...

SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC) today announced the completion of a $30 million financing. The round included a number of long-term investors such as Credit Suisse First Boston Equity Partners, HBM BioVentures, Vulcan Ventures, Celgene, Delphi Ventures, The Column Group, Novo A/S, and other existing investors. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20010919/PTCLOGO) "This funding will support our continued late-stage clinical...

Communication between the brain and muscle must be strong for us to eat, breathe or walk. Now scientists have found that a protein known to be on the surface of muscle cells must be present in both tissues to ensure the conversation is robust. Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University have shown that without LRP4 in muscle cells and neurons, communication between the two cells types is inefficient and short-lived. Problems with the protein appear...

The challenge of treating patients with genetic disorders in which a single mutated gene is simply too large to be replaced using traditional gene therapy techniques may soon be a thing of the past. A Nationwide Children's Hospital study describes a new gene therapy approach capable of delivering full-length versions of large genes and improving skeletal muscle function. The strategy may hold new hope for treating dysferlinopathies and other muscular dystrophies. A group of untreatable...

Muscle atrophy a major problem with arthritis, could be treated with regenerative medicine, according to A.J. Farshchian MD from the Center for Regenerative Medicine. Miami, Florida (PRWEB) July 06, 2012 Muscle atrophy a major problem with arthritis, could be treated with regenerative medicine, according to A.J. Farshchian MD from the Center for Regenerative Medicine. Muscle atrophy also known as Muscle wasting Is common in arthritis and is usually due to loss of muscle tissue which could...