Antisense-mediated exon skipping for Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Development of an antisense-mediated exon skipping therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy Making sense out of nonsense
As part of World Community Grid’s 5th anniversary celebration on November 16, we are interested to know why you chose to contribute to the humanitarian research that runs on World Community Grid. Are you a mother who survived breast cancer or have a friend who is battling muscular dystrophy? No matter the reason, we’d like to know what inspires you to donate your computer cycles to one...
After my very negative blog on Thursday, as predicted, I am back on form and ready to take on anything! Before I blog further I thought I would share some news with from the UPPDC (University of Plymouth Pole Dancing Club) charity event held on Thursday to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy . The event was held in the student union which proved to be a perfect venue for a pole dancing showcase. The...
So this morning I was having a twitter conversation about language and disability. So I thought I would blog about it. You can't really say everything in 140 characters! This entry has turned out to be very long and meandering and hasn't tackled what I thought it would but I hope it isn't too boring :-) I have a real love of language, I have studied the English language, literature and even felt able...
Making the case why profits are necessary for medical innovation: What the protesters don't seem to get is that if they get their way and profits are limited, the pharmaceutical companies will not be able to spend the time or money necessary to find cures for cancer, Parkinson, Huntington's, ALS, muscular dystrophy, etc. And those of use living with these diseases will pay the cost, we will not have...
Bank loses appeal over wheelchair access case The Royal Bank of Scotland has lost its appeal over a ruling that it failed to cater for the wheelchair access needs of a disabled teenager who was awarded £6,500 damages. David Allen, 18, who has muscular dystrophy, took legal action after the bank failed to install wheelchair access at the Church Street branch in Sheffield, close to where he is...
The Royal Bank of Scotland lost its appeal over a ruling that it failed to cater for the wheelchair access needs of a disabled teenager who was awarded £6,500 damages. David Allen, 18, who has muscular dystrophy, took legal action after the bank failed to install wheelchair access at the Church Street branch in Sheffield, where [...]
While previous studies have indicated a "probable" connection between smoking and ALS, a new study published in the Nov. 17, 2009 issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, states that smoking may now be considered an "established" risk factor for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. The findings come from...
A baby with a rare neuromuscular condition who has been on a ventilator in hospital since birth, known for legal reasons as Baby RB, has been at the centre of a legal debate between his parents - a debate which has now ended with the baby's father withdrawing his objections to the ventilator being switched off. He was born with congenital myasthenic syndrome, a muscle weakness that limits the movement...
Tesco customers are being asked to get dunking to raise at least £1,500 for children with muscle-wasting diseases. The retailer has created this limited edition biscuit exclusively to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, Tesco Charity of the Year 2009.
The last couple of years, when I come to my blog I always notice that I haven't posted in a long time, this time no exception and that bothers me a little. I may be the only one but it seems like the diabetic community has become more fragmented. The advent of twitter and facebook has pulled many away (me included) from blogging. Instead, we hear 140 byte snippets about what's going on in people's...
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I recently found a game I created back in 2007 for The Big Push (A muscular dystrophy awareness campaign). It's not a game I'm very proud of (First thing I wrote in Flash), but I liked the concept of a wheelchair race where you pressed left to turn right (Left wheel needs to move faster than right wheel you see) and vice versa. And here it is in all its glory: Please forgive me for it being oh-so-crap....
Researchers report that a drug used to treat pneumonia might serve as an effective treatment against a type of muscular dystrophy. They tested the drug pentamidine in mice and found that it appears to combat genetic defects that lead to type 1 myotonic dystrophy, one of nine types of muscular dystrophy. The muscle-wasting condition is also known as DM1 and Steinart's disease.
Researchers are reporting that injections of genes into the leg muscles of monkeys helped the animals gain muscle size and strength without side effects. The Muscular Dystrophy Association, which funded the research, said the gene-therapy findings, though preliminary, might someday lead to better treatment for people who suffer from muscle loss.
Monkeys that had a gene injected into their legs developed bigger, stronger thighs in an experiment that may pave the way for human trials testing the therapy in people with muscle-wasting diseases. Several diseases including muscular dystrophy and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, cause muscle weakness and have no effective treatments, said Jerry Mendell, director of the...
Heidi Miller feeds her son, Mitch Ball, breakfast at their Citrus Heights home as he begins his day last May. The situation of the 24- year-old, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, has improved significantly, thanks to the generosity of people who helped the pair after reading a story in The Bee. Mitch Ball still has a debilitating disease, but his life has improved in ways many take for granted...
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