The start of any new gene therapy trial is an exciting and nervous time. But for the participants and doctors involved in the recently launched trial for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at Columbus ...

Anyone who's been laid up for an extended period due to illness or injury will know how difficult it can be to get moving again. Long-term immobility can see a loss of muscle mass that can be hard to ...

In news that seems like it just might lead to a strange new superhero, Japanese scientists say cultured human muscle cells can stay swole with an injection of, well, bear serum. The secret, according ...

In this systematic review of the literature, we summarized publications on onabotulinumtoxinA injections in adult patients treated for upper- or lower-limb spasticity. Our goal was to review the ...

Researchers in Canada have evaluated the effect of the implantation of donor muscle precursor cells (MPCs) on the expression of dystrophin in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In nine ...

A group of researchers based in Australia have developed a protein injection for the heart, to repair damages caused by cardiovascular attacks that were once taught to be irreparable. This study is a ...

Background OnabotulinumtoxinA has demonstrated significant benefit in adult focal spasticity. This study reviews the injection patterns (i.e., muscle distribution, dosing) of onabotulinumtoxinA for ...