University of Alberta-led team develops synthetic molecule that stops production of toxic muscle-killing protein UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA FACULTY OF MEDICINE & DENTISTRY UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MEDICAL GENETICIST TOSHIFUMA YOKOTA LED A RESEARCH TEAM THAT CREATED A POTENTIAL NEW TREATMENT FOR ONE OF THE MOST COMMON FORMS OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY. Researchers have designed a potential new...
Titin was discovered four decades ago, but some physiology textbooks fail to recognize the important role it plays in muscle contraction. Watching the elaborate motion of a pitcher throwing a baseball at more than 100 miles an hour illustrates the essential role of stretching prior to delivering large amounts of mechanical power. Similarly, practitioners of...
About 20,000 people in the United States are living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. The invariably fatal disease kills the nerve cells that control walking, eating and breathing. Few people survive more than three years after diagnosis. Robert Bucelli, MD, PhD, measures Gregory Easter’s neuromuscular function. Easter, who has...
A detour on the road to regenerative medicine for people with muscular disorders is figuring out how to coax muscle stem cells to fuse together and form functioning skeletal muscle tissues. A study published June 1, by Nature Communications reports scientists identify a new gene essential to this process, shedding new light on possible new therapeutic strategies....
A detour on the road to regenerative medicine for people with muscular disorders is figuring out how to coax muscle stem cells to fuse together and form functioning skeletal muscle tissues. A study published June 1 by Nature Communications reports scientists identify a new gene essential to this process, shedding new light on possible new therapeutic strategies....
