Posts Tagged ‘Muscle Disease’

miRagen Therapeutics to Present at Biotech Showcase 2012

Thursday, January 5th, 2012
MiRagen Therapeutics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on improving patients’ lives by developing innovative microRNA -based therapeutics for cardiovascular and muscle disease, announced today that William S.

Hope for muscle wasting disease

Saturday, November 26th, 2011
A health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting hundreds of Australian children, new research shows.

Discovery of a new muscle repair gene

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
Scientists have presented new findings regarding the function of muscle stem cells. Researchers investigated several families with children suffering from a progressive muscle disease. Using a genetic analysis technique known as next generation sequencing the scientists identified a defective gene called MEGF10 responsible for the muscle weakness.

Hope for muscle wasting disease

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
A health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting tens of thousands of children world-wide, new research shows. The amino acid L-tyrosine had a rapid and dramatic impact on Nemaline Myopathy in laboratory tests on mice, significantly improving symptoms of the muscle-wasting disease, medical researchers found.

Hope for muscle wasting disease

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011
A health supplement used by bodybuilders could be the key to treating a life-threatening muscular dystrophy affecting tens of thousands of children world-wide, new research shows. The amino acid L-tyrosine had a rapid and dramatic impact on Nemaline Myopathy in laboratory tests on mice, significantly improving symptoms of the muscle-wasting disease, medical researchers from the University of ...