Researchers headed by a team at the École Polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) School of Life Sciences have made the first connection between muscular dystrophy (MD) and sphingolipids, a group of ...
A single species of gut bacterium, one that thrives on the fiber-rich foods central to the Mediterranean diet, boosted forelimb grip strength by roughly 30% in mice, according to a study published ...
Scientists Find A Gut Microbe That Could Help Aging Muscles Stay Strong In A Nutshell Scientists identified a gut bacterium, ...
A cell therapy preserves muscle structure and function in laboratory mice with a type of disease similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to new research from the Smidt Heart Institute at ...
A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1 -- the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy -- provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver ...
This study reveals abnormal iron accumulation in the muscles of patients with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) and in mice expressing muscle-specific DUX4 (DUX4-Tg mice). Contrary to ...
We have identified a macrophage population "Mrep" that plays an essential role in muscle repair. However, in Fibrodysplasia ...
Satellos Bioscience Inc. has released promising preliminary data showing SAT-3247 can improve skeletal muscle function in a mouse model of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).
Musculoskeletal disorders are a primary cause of disability worldwide, especially in aging societies like Japan. As ...