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| Home>MDA News Archive 2007 |
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Study Shows DPP6 Variant An ALS Risk Factor [12/26/2007]
Myozyme Improves Endurance, Pulmonary Function In Late-Onset Pompe [12/21/2007]
Researcher Seeks to Stop Respiratory ‘Vicious Cycle’ in DMD [12/20/2007]
Stem Cells, Gene Correction Combined To Treat DMD Mice [12/19/2007]
ALS Specialists Gather in Toronto [12/18/2007]
Brain Effects Appear Less Serious in MMD2 [12/18/2007]
IBM T-cell Profiles Suggest Autoimmunity Role [12/17/2007]
ALS Mice Lack Normal Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier [12/13/2007]
Five Receive Directors' Awards From MDA [12/12/07]
Singer Accepts Sixth Term as MDA National Youth Chairman [12/11/07]
SMA Groups Hear Biotech Presentations, Plan Trials [12/11/2007]
ALS More Common in People With Head Injuries [12/10/2007]
Scientists Fix Muscle Relaxation in MMD Mice [11/29/2007]
Madden, Outback to Raise $1 Million for MDA [11/8/07]
'Augie's Quest' Book Goes Public November 13 [11/06/07]
Scientists Use Immune System to Target ALS Protein [11/5/2007]
Soap Star Jacob Young Plays Wheel Of Fortune For MDA [11/1/07]
DMD Exon Skipping Trial Opens in UK [11/1/2007]
Oral Drug Restores Missing Protein in Boys with MD [10/18/2007]
New Studies Support ALS-Angiogenin Connection [10/17/2007]
Bluegrass Singer Bradley Walker Named Male Vocalist of the Year [10/11/07]
2007 Edition Of The Toys "R" Us Toy Guide For Differently-Abled Kids Available Now [10/09/07]
Jerry Lewis Urges Congress To Protect Medicare Benefits Of People With Neuromuscular Diseases [10/04/07]
Artwork By Iowa Artist Accepted Into MDA Art Collection [9/28/07]
New Details of Acetylcholine Emerge [9/24/2007]
Study Supports Antisense Molecule for MG [9/20/2007]
SMA Disease Management Guidelines Released [9/18/2007]
Amphiphysin 2 Gene Implicated in CNM [9/18/2007]
Key Step In Muscle-Fiber Formation ID’d [9/14/2007]
Protein Pushes Damaged Muscle Toward Repair [9/12/2007]
Dysferlin Deficiency May Lead to Heart Damage [9/11/2007]
Study Supports Early ACE Inhibitor Treatment in DMD [9/7/2007]
MDA Telethon Raises Record $63.8 Million [9/3/07]
Wisconsin Man Receives Robert Ross MDA National Achievement Award [9/3/07]
Looking Beyond Myostatin Blocking [8/30/2007]
‘Jerry’s Kid,’ Coronado Sailor Appear on Parade Telethon Issue Cover [8/30/07]
Jerry Lewis Tops List of Celebrities Who Influence Change [8/27/07]
Award-Winning Recording Artist Returns to Co-Host Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon [8/24/07]
Top TV Talent Duo to Co-Host Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon [8/23/07]
Award-Winning Daytime Television Actress to Co-Host Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon [8/23/07]
Tony Orlando Marks a Decade as New York Host of Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Broadcast [8/23/07]
Olympic Gold Medalists Return to Co-Host Chicago Telethon Broadcast [8/23/07]
2007 Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon [8/22/07]
Utrophin Gene Therapy Benefits DMD Mice [8/17/2007]
Excess Protein Latest Hypothesis on FSHD [8/15/2007]
1983-84 MDA National Goodwill Ambassador Dies at Age 30 [8/13/07]
Santhera to Test Compound in CMD [8/13/2007]
Myozyme Studies Seek More Data On Pompe [8/10/2007]
Insmed Plans More Iplex Studies In Myotonic MD [8/9/2007]
Zorro LNA Has Potential For Blocking Genes [8/8/2007]
Spinal Surgery, Assisted Ventilation Better Together in DMD [8/7/2007]
Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon Happy To Be 'Back In Vegas!' [8/7/07]
MDA Welcomes Chase as Sponsor of Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon [8/1/07]
Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon Will Feature Major MDA Research Advances in 2006-2007 [8/1/07]
MDA Launches 42nd Labor Day Telethon [8/1/07]
MDA Publications Receive National Awards [8/1/07]
MDA-Funded Scientists Find Genetic Differences in People with ALS [8/1/2007]
Statement on Gene Therapy [7/30/2007]
MDA Makes Grants to Duke Researchers Investigating Muscle Diseases [7/27/2007]
Researchers To Test High-Dose Vitamin C In CMT1A [7/25/2007]
Doctors Debate ALS-Statin Connections [7/18/2007]
Biotech Gets $15.4 Million for DMD Drug Work [7/17/2007]
Gene Transfer Using Virus Helps Mice With FA [7/16/2007]
House Joins Senate in Proposing Gold Medal for Jerry Lewis [7/16/07]
Howell Named MDA Chairman [7/13/07]
Resistance Exercise May Help in Early ALS [7/12/07]
Recycling System Overload Implicated in IBM [7/9/2007]
Researchers Find Viruses Can Trigger IBM [7/3/2007]
MDA Celebrates 15th Year of Art Collection [6/29/07]
Former MDA Goodwill Ambassador
Dies In Car Accident [6/29/07]
Origin of Viral Protein In ALS Elusive [6/27/07]
ALS Mutations In VAPB Gene Seen Only in Brazil [6/22/07]
Artwork By Louisiana Artist Accepted Into MDA Art Collection [6/20/07]
Mitochondrial Movements May Shed Light On ALS, Other Diseases [6/19/2007]
Jerry Lewis Nominated for Congressional Gold Medal [6/13/07]
Chromosome 4 Gene Implicated in FSH Dystrophy [5/31/2007]
ID of Utrophin Brake Raises DMD Treatment Hopes [5/30/2007]
Does TDP-43 Separate One Form of ALS From Others? [5/25/07]
Experimental Compound Shows Promise for SBMA [5/24/07]
Enzyme Activity May Modify Severity of FA [5/24/07]
IVIG Treatment Benefits Those With Worsening MG [5/23/07]
Muscles Need 'Chaperone' Proteins, But More Not Always Better [5/23/07]
Steroid-Treated DMD Boys Walk Longer, Have More Fractures [5/17/07]
AAN Meeting Report [5/11/07]
Progress Reports, Trial Results Presented at Conference [5/11/07]
Female Mice Stem Cells Lead to More Regeneration [5/7/07]
Santhera Testing Idebenone in DMD, FA [5/4/07]
Update From AAN Meeting [5/3/07]
Trichostatin Benefits SMA-Affected Mice [5/2/07]
MDA Activities Spotlight National ALS Awareness Month [5/1/07]
Minocycline Ineffective For ALS; News From AAN Annual Meeting [5/1/07]
MD Research Leaders Gather In Ottawa [4/30/07]
Blocking Myostatin Didn't Damage Hearts of Mice [4/30/07]
Many Compounds Cause Cells to Ignore Dystrophin Gene Errors [4/27/07]
Researchers Find New Evidence For Immune-System Involvement in ALS [4/26/07]
Blood Test May Predict Treatment Response in SMA [4/26/07]
Life May Get Better With NIV [4/25/07]
New Drug Restores Normal Muscle Function in Animals with MD [4/22/07]
NIH Group Finds No Clear DNA Clues to ALS [4/20/07]
SMA Can Be X-Linked [4/19/07]
Cyclosporine-Like Compound Prevents Cell Death In CMD Mice [4/17/07]
Toxic Neighbors Kill Nerve Cells In Genetic ALS [4/16/07]
Canadian Group Makes Nerve Cells From Skin [4/16/07]
'Trafficking' Abnormality Underlies Common Form of Type 2 CMT [4/12/07]
Motor Neurons May Have Unique Stress Response [4/10/07]
Team Pursues Cell Transplants In DMD, BMD [4/9/07]
$2.1 Million for Second Annual BASH [4/3/07]
Avanir Meets With FDA on Emotional Control Drug [4/3/07]
Studies Confirm Benefits of Blocking Inflammation in DMD [4/2/07]
Fukutin Mutations Can Cause LGMD [3/26/07]
MDA Grantee Honored [3/21/07]
CytRx To Find Maximum Dose Of Arimoclomol [3/19/07]
Award-Winning Documentary About A Family's Response To ALS Now On DVD [3/16/07]
Are Blood Vessels Involved in FSHD? [3/14/07]
Trial Testing Diaphragm Stimulation in ALS [3/13/07]
FRG1 May Affect ‘Final Version’ of Genes [3/9/07]
Italians With ALS Gain Access to Drug [3/7/07]
Shamrocks Do Battle Against Muscular Dystrophy [3/6/07]
National Headquarters Dedicated in Honor of Late President [3/2/07]
Scientists Develop Vaccines Against ALS Mutations [3/1/07]
Immune System Cell May Shed Light on IBM [2/28/07]
Multinational Trial to Evaluate Steriods in DMD [2/26/07]
Two New Compounds Target Cell Death By Mitochondria [2/23/07]
PTC124 to Be Tested at Higher Doses in DMD [2/21/07]
Human Trials Of SOD1 Blocker Expected Soon [2/15/07]
New Anti-Inflammatory Drug Helps Mice With MD [2/13/07]
Gene ID May Unlock New Door to Glutamate Control [2/12/07]
Researchers Find New Type of Stem Cell For Possible Treatment of MD [2/11/07]
Two Anti-Fibrosis Drugs Show Promise in Mice With DMD [2/6/07]
Artwork By Virginia Artist Accepted Into MDA Art Collection [2/1/07]
Southern California Couple to Co-Chair MDA's ALS Division for Second Year [1/24/07]
Congenital Myopathies Study Seeks Participants [1/19/07]
Blood Cell Infusions Helpful in MNGIE [1/19/07]
International Muscular Dystrophy Community Forms Historic Research Partnership [1/17/07]
Collaboration Funds Historic $36 Million ALS Drug Search [1/16/07]
New Gene for Nemaline Myopathy Identified [1/4/07]
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