Nerve Control of Breathing Overactive in Duchenne Mice, Suggesting Potential Treatment Target

Mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy compensate for the weakness in their breathing muscles by sending stronger signals to the nerves controlling the diaphragm, according to scientists at the University College Cork in Ireland. Now it is important to examine whether the same mechanisms exist in human Duchenne patients, researchers…

Weekly Instead of Daily Steroids May Prevent Muscular Dystrophy Muscle Wasting, Study Reports

Using glucocorticoid steroids once a week instead of once a day to slow the progression of muscular dystrophy (MD) could prevent downsides of the treatment, including accelerated muscle wasting, a study reports. Researchers at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University discovered that mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy fared better…

Michigan Biologists Work on MD Therapy Based on Calcium Channels

New discoveries in the laboratory are leading to exciting, new possibilities for developing the next generation of Muscular dystrophy therapies. Recently, researchers found that by targeting muscle repair, rather than that the genetic defect that is the underlying cause for muscular dystrophy, they may be able to treat the…