Throughout 2018, Muscular Dystrophy News Today provided daily coverage of new therapeutic strategies, clinical trials, and other topics related to muscular dystrophy (MD). As we look forward to reporting more news to patients, family members, and caregivers dealing with MD in 2019, here are the Top 10 most-read articles…
A new approach to CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology, called myoediting, successfully restored dystrophin production and contraction force in heart muscle cells of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients. The new strategy, developed by U.S. and German researchers, targets sites located in “hot spots” of mutations along the dystrophin gene, allowing its…
UT Southwestern has been awarded a $7.8 million, five-year grant to establish the Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Cooperative Research Center, with a special focus on inherited Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). “UT Southwestern is the perfect environment for the Wellstone Center. We can merge cutting-edge science with clinical application,” said Dr.
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