Machine learning could be used to help diagnose specific forms of muscular dystrophy (MD) using magnetic resonance imaging…
Marisa Wexler, MS
Marisa holds a Master of Science in cellular and molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied novel genetic drivers of ovarian cancer. Her areas of expertise include cancer biology, immunology, and genetics, and she has worked as a science writing and communications intern for the Genetics Society of America.
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Articles by Marisa Wexler, MS
Capricor Therapeutics is expanding the development of exosome-based technologies that are being tested as a potential way to…
A new clinical trial is seeking about 80 people with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy type 2i (LGMD2i) to gather information…
Supplementing the diet with the amino acid L-arginine may improve gut function in people with Duchene Muscular Dystrophy…
Addressing changes in cellular metabolism and oxidative damage may lead to muscle regeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and…
Translarna (ataluren) significantly improves physical fitness in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and Becker muscular…
A new project called BIND — Brain Involvement iN Dystrophinopathies — seeks to better characterize how the brain is affected…
Blocking the protein receptor IGF2R could promote muscle regeneration and improve muscle strength in people with Duchenne muscular…
Following its failure to increase dystrophin levels of patients in an early-stage clinical trial, Wave Life Sciences has discontinued…
Method Comparing RNA Differences Between Gene Copies May Help Find Cause of Disease, Study Suggests
A new technique that compares RNA production between an individual’s two gene copies may help find genetic alterations that lead…