FEATURES

• Gene Therapy Research
  An update on MDA's progress toward gene therapy human trials.
  
  
• A Bounty of Books
  For your holiday shopping convenience, we offer this catalog of the best in recent books for children and everyone else on your list.
  
  
• Sailing Boldly on the Sea of Life
  MDA's 1998 National Personal Achievement Award recipient long ago set her course toward independence and adventure.
  
  
• Breathe Easy
  Neuromuscular disease doesn't usually harm the lungs, but it weakens the muscles that operate them, creating life-threatening complications.
  
  
• The Legacy of Guillaume Duchenne
  The 19th-century French doctor was considered eccentric and melancholy, but made history with his observation of a muscle-wasting disease that affected young boys.
  
  
• Hooked on Mitochondria
  Dr. Salvatore DiMauro, a longtime MDA research grantee, studies how muscles make and use energy, contributing to our understanding of metabolic and mitochondrial myopathies.
  
  
• Let's Talk Bathrooms
  Bathroom inaccessibility can make wheelchair users feel like punching a hole in the wall. That's only one of the solutions they've come up with.
  
  
• Research Updates