Tag Archives: muscular dystrophy

2015

Your memories in DNA?

July 8, 2015 Operations

A Queensland researcher thinks that long-term memory could be stored in DNA. It’s a radical concept that he’s going to test over the next year.

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2015

Bypassing genetic ‘spelling errors’ in muscular dystrophy

July 8, 2015 Operations

A promising treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) could open the way to therapies for cystic fibrosis, spinal muscular atrophy and other disorders.

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2014

Walking again

May 16, 2014 Operations

Children with a deadly muscle-wasting disease are regaining the ability to walk and potentially avoiding life-threatening complications, thanks to a new treatment developed by researchers at Perth’s Murdoch University.

Photo: Steve Wilton and Sue Fletcher’s drug therapy is helping children who suffer from Duchenne muscular dystrophy stay active. Credit: Murdoch University

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