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Novel gene therapy offers hope to children with genetic, neurodegenerative diseases

Newly devised gene therapy can help children born with AADC, a rare genetic disorder that causes developmental and physical disabilities.

13 Jul 2021

World’s first cancer cell model helps modern cancer research and drug development

For many years, computer models have been standard tools in fundamental biomedical research.

5 Jul 2021

Study confirms protein quality differences among varied food sources

A new article analyzed the physiological response to numerous ounce equivalents of protein food sources.

23 Jun 2021

New technique boosts the efficacy of future malaria vaccines

A new technique for obtaining pure malaria parasites from infected mosquitos could speed up the development of novel, more powerful malaria vaccinations.

21 Jun 2021

Single mutation leads to rare genetic muscle disease

The origin of rare, severe muscle disease has been uncovered by an international team of researchers headed by the University of Bonn (Germany).

16 Jun 2021

Novel protein could improve treatment outcomes after heart attacks

New research, headed by scientists from Washington State University, has revealed a protein that could be crucial for enhancing treatments after a heart attack.

4 Jun 2021

Study shows how scar tissue can effectively regenerate the injured heart

It is estimated that during a heart attack, one billion cells in the heart are lost. In the wake of the heart attack, the lost tissue is replaced by scar tissue, which can lead to heart failure, arrhythmia and death. In a new study, researchers from the University of Tsukuba have shown how cells in the scar tissue can be converted to heart muscle cells, effectively regenerating the injured heart.

3 Jun 2021

Mouse model reveals new insights about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ALS is a very severe neurodegenerative disease in which nerve cells in the spinal cord controlling muscles and movement slowly die.

2 Jun 2021

Life expectancy can be increased by an average of 30% in transgenic mice, study shows

Aging is associated with an overall decline in health and increased frailty, and is a major risk factor for multiple chronic diseases.

2 Jun 2021

Study examines if myoDN improves myoblast differentiation exacerbated by diabetes

Skeletal muscle makes up 30% to 40% of body weight and serves multiple functions like heat production and energy metabolism.

1 Jun 2021

More informed choices of contraceptives can prevent breast cancer

Hormonal contraceptives, e.g. the pill, the patch, and the vaginal ring, contain synthetic hormones that prevent pregnancy by either stopping ovulation, changing the cervical mucus to stop sperm from passing through the cervix and finding an egg, or changing the womb's lining to prevent a fertilized egg from being implanted in it.

31 May 2021

New data shows how exercise improves efficiency of energy production in muscle

Mitochondria are the cell's power plants and produce the majority of a cell's energy needs through an electrochemical process called electron transport chain coupled to another process known as oxidative phosphorylation.

28 May 2021

New technology improves efficacy of inflammatory bowel disease drugs

More Canadians suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than anywhere else in the world, yet current treatments often have debilitating side effects and are not always effective.

20 May 2021

Researchers map the changes in metabolism that occur after a heart attack

Scientists have mapped out the alterations in metabolism that occur following a heart attack, and the results of their study were published recently.

13 May 2021

Researchers design novel type of actuator driven by genetically modified biomolecular motors

Inside our cells, and those of the most well-known lifeforms, exist a variety of complex compounds known as "molecular motors."

6 May 2021

New gene therapy could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Researchers from UT Southwestern used a new kind of gene therapy to successfully treat mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), distinctively employing CRISPR-Cas9-based tools to restore a large section of the dystrophin protein missing in several DMD patients.

3 May 2021

Muscle News and Research

Novel gene therapy offers hope to children with genetic, neurodegenerative diseases

World’s first cancer cell model helps modern cancer research and drug development

Study confirms protein quality differences among varied food sources

New technique boosts the efficacy of future malaria vaccines

Single mutation leads to rare genetic muscle disease

Novel protein could improve treatment outcomes after heart attacks

Study shows how scar tissue can effectively regenerate the injured heart

Mouse model reveals new insights about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Life expectancy can be increased by an average of 30% in transgenic mice, study shows

Study examines if myoDN improves myoblast differentiation exacerbated by diabetes

More informed choices of contraceptives can prevent breast cancer

New data shows how exercise improves efficiency of energy production in muscle

New technology improves efficacy of inflammatory bowel disease drugs

Researchers map the changes in metabolism that occur after a heart attack

Researchers design novel type of actuator driven by genetically modified biomolecular motors

New gene therapy could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Cell adaptation to adverse conditions could differentiate survivors and non-survivors of critical illness

Protein in skeletal muscular system may play a key role in the body's fight or flight response

Macrophages perform necessary damage-control function following tissue injury

Obesity reduces mitochondrial gene expression in fat tissues

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