Spinal Muscular Atrophy - New Approaches

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy - New Approaches

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New findings reveal loss of the SMA gene makes nerve fibers from the spinal cord unable to navigate toward and form synapses with the muscles they are meant to control

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Genetic Mutation Causing Rare Form Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy Identified By Researchers

medicalnewstoday.com — “Scientists have confirmed that mutations of a gene are responsible for some cases of a rare, inherited disease that causes progressive muscle degeneration and weakness: spinal muscular atrophy witView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Avery's Bucket List: Avery Lynn Canahuati, Whose 'Bucket List' Blog Raised Awareness For SMA, Dies

huffingtonpost.com — “Avery Canahuati, the nearly-6-month old baby with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) whose heartbreaking "bucket list" recently went viral, died yesterday, her father wrote on the family's website. Avery's dad, Mike Canahuati, said:View full resource at huffingtonpost.com

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Movement Defects Cause Possibly Found

medicalnewstoday.com — “According to a study published in the April 11 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience, researchers have found that an abnormally low level of survival motor neuron protein (SMN), in cView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Nutrition Guidelines For Nonwalkers With Sma | LIVESTRONG.COM

livestrong.com — “Nutrition Guidelines For Nonwalkers With Sma. Spinal muscular atrophy, also known as SMA, can cause progressive muscle weakness and disability that normally starts in childhood. Less-severe forms of the disease can occur in adulthood. Nutritional issues arise in SMA, particularly in people with SMA who never walk or in those who lose the ability to walk, called either quotnonwalkersquot or...View full resource at livestrong.com

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Nutrition Guidelines for Nonwalkers with SMA: Spinal muscular atrophy, also known as SMA, can cause prog... http://t.co/faBlfMwq #health

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Synthetic RNA Lessens Severity Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy

medicalnewstoday.com — “A team of University of Missouri researchers have found that targeting a synthetic molecule to a specific gene could help the severity of the disease Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) - the leading geView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Synthetic RNA Lessens Severity Of Spinal Muscular Atrophy http://t.co/0396Mlhf #pregnancy

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Welcome to The SMA Project: A Collaborative Program to Accelerate Theatpeutics Development for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

smaproject.org — “Welcome to The SMA Project: A Collaborative Program to Accelerate Theatpeutics Development for Spinal Muscular AtrophyView full resource at smaproject.org

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#p4c2011 check out NINDS' spinal muscular atrophy project: a 'virtual pharma' drug development network http://t.co/rJB2rLMH

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Jocelyn Tangitau’s Arizona Walk N Roll

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Jocelyn is a little girl in my church. Please help find a cure for spinal muscular atrophy. http://t.co/mNrASBGd

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Researchers Turn A Smart Phone Into A Medical Monitor

medicalnewstoday.com — “An iPhone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) researcher who is now turning smaView full resource at medicalnewstoday.com

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Researchers Turn A Smart Phone Into A Medical Monitor

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WSU researcher receives $418,000 NINDS grant to study spinal muscular atrophy

news-medical.net — “Graham Parker, Ph.D., assistant professor of research in the Department of Pediatrics at Wayne State University's School of Medicine, was awarded $418,000 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes of Health to study how a particular gene might be involved in the progression of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - the number one genetic killer of children younger than 2 years old.View full resource at news-medical.net

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From skin cells to motor neurons | Harvard Gazette

news.harvard.edu — “Harvard stem cell researchers have succeeded in reprogramming adult mouse skin cells directly into the type of motor neurons damaged in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, best known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and spinal muscular atrophy.View full resource at news.harvard.edu

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5 Green Lifestyle Changes that You Can Make Today | greenUPGRADER

greenupgrader.com — “Talking about reducing our footprints and living greener is all well and good, but in practice it can get a little bit overwhelming. Rather than letting green fatigue get you down, you can focus on making little changes and building up from there. Once you take the plunge, it's much easier to live a little bit greener, one day at a time. Here are 5 little things that you can do right now to make your life a bit more eco-friendly. Got tips of your own? Share them in the comments! All of these smaView full resource at greenupgrader.com

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Pregnancy hormone has unprecedented, powerful effect on spinal muscular atrophy

sciencedaily.com — “Although spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by the loss of a specific gene, all infants and children with SMA have an untouched highly similar gene within their genetic make up. Activation of this copy gene has the potential to treat SMA, and now researchers report the strongest such activation yet observed with attendant benefit on mice genetically engineered to have SMA.View full resource at sciencedaily.com

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B.C. researchers makes gene splicing breakthrough - CTV News

ctv.ca — “A technical breakthrough in gene splicing by experts at the University of Northern B.C. may lead to better understanding of genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and certain types of dwarfism.View full resource at ctv.ca

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B.C. researchers makes gene splicing breakthrough - QualityPoint Technologies

qualitypointtech.net — “A technical breakthrough in gene splicing by experts at the University of Northern B.C. may lead to better understanding of genetic disorders such as cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and certain types of dwarfism. (Source: CTV Health)MedWorm Message: Register forMedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising.View full resource at qualitypointtech.net

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