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'Embryo research may be my son's only hope, but I still believe ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Mail,He has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and is not expected to live past his 20th birthday. The fatal wasting disease has already started to eat away at his

When A Baby Is Destined To Die  -  25 Mar 2008
NBC 11.com,...than a dozen conditions, while now it's possible to test for hundreds, ranging from mild forms of hearing loss to deadly Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

AVI BioPharma Announces Close of Ercole Biotech Acquisition  -  Mar 24, 2008
WELT ONLINE,In other cases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), gene mutations impair the cellâ€™s ability to correctly splice RNA that codes for a critical

New Treatment Strategy Possible For Muscular Dystrophy, Mouse ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
Science Daily (press release)The mice were engineered as models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and forms caused by a deficiency of two structural proteins, delta-sarcoglycan and laminin

Making strides toward finding cure for muscular dystrophy, one hop ...  -  Mar 16, 2008
Aurora Beacon News,He also has Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Logan Mitzel (center), 9, hops along with his classmates as part of the St. Paul Lutheran School of Aurora's

Muscular Dystrophy: Three Perspectives  -  Feb 28, 2008
New York Times,20): It is no surprise or failure that Duchenne muscular dystrophy has not yet been â€œcured.â€? It is caused by a vast array of possible errors in the largest

Our anniversary memories of brave Andi  -  Mar 21, 2008
Shields Gazette,The family of Andi Tollett are gathering to remember the Duchenne muscular dystrophy sufferer. The 14-year-old died of heart failure brought on by the

Govt rejects call to directly fund muscular dystrophy trial  -  Feb 29, 2008
Irish Medical News,MDI has recently secured access for approximately 20 Irish children to the Duchenne muscular dystrophy registry in the UK in order that they can be

Money helps send local children with muscular dystrophy to summer camp  -  Mar 17, 2008
Greenville Daily Reflector,He was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at age 2 and was an MDA ambassador and poster child. "We were afraid, at first, of leaving Matt at a camp

Muscular dystrophy benefit concert lacks venue  -  Feb 24, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerReynoldson, who suffers from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, wants to raise at least $25000 to aid with research related to the degenerative muscle disease.

Where thereâ€™sa will, thereâ€™sa way  -  Mar 20, 2008
Danvers Herald,...air on skis â€” not ordinary skis, but on a device that has been adapted to accommodate the atrophied muscles of someone with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

When a baby is destined to die  -  Mar 24, 2008
MSNBC...than a dozen conditions, while now it's possible to test for hundreds, ranging from mild forms of hearing loss to deadly Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

AVI BioPharma Announces Acquisition of Ercole Biotech  -  Mar 17, 2008
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),In other cases, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), gene mutations impair the cell's ability to correctly splice RNA that codes for a critical

Long-term Muscle Improvements Shown In Gene Therapy Study In Mice  -  Mar 10, 2008
Science Daily (press release)..."Because of those effects, we believe that it could be potentially useful for older Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients. And these results appear to

AVI BioPharma Inc acquires Ercole Biotech  -  Mar 14, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),The parties are also developing AVI-4658, which is in clinical testing in the United Kingdom for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Making Book: A Spirited Fight to Continue Living  -  Mar 6, 2008
Jewish Exponent,Such is the particular courage of Josh Winheld of Cheltenham, who was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy before he turned 5.

Honour for top scientist  -  Mar 18, 2008
Oxford Mail,The aim of the awards is to profile pioneering women in the sector. Prof Davis works in genetics and has conducted research into Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Smallest steps the biggest hurdle for Joel  -  Mar 9, 2008
Times Online - Auckland,Joel has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a genetic defect that makes muscles deteriorate and break down. He also has developmental delays, which are unrelated

Photo Galleries  -  Mar 20, 2008
ADVANCE,That day signaled that his Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a disease with which he was born, was worsening. His older brother Mario had died from the

Frantic Recovery determined to enjoy life  -  Feb 26, 2008
Roanoke Times,The brothers were diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Symptoms are generalized weakness and muscle wasting first affecting the muscles of the hips,

Coming through in the Berkshires  -  Mar 17, 2008
Berkshire Eagle,...back of a stroller for our 7-year-old son Charley, whose mobility is limited due to a fatal muscle-wasting disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

At the hop  -  Mar 4, 2008
Pictou Country Nova Scotia News,Arsenault was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy when he was only five years old. His mother, Lynn, got the bad news when she took her son to the

Heartfelt gesture for Australindâ€™s Domenic  -  Feb 26, 2008
Bunbury Mail,Overflow Industries has presented Domenic Bianchi, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, with a cheque for $8000. The money will be used to purchase a cough

Taking strides to fund MDA, research  -  Mar 8, 2008
News 14 Carolina,..."We discovered in September of this past year that our youngest son Garin has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy,â€? said father Gary Stepp.

VIDEO GAME THERAPY  -  Mar 11, 2008
Delmarva Daily Times,Cardiovascular and respiratory health is a particular concern for children like Johnson, who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy -- a disease that gradually

Research shows promise for potential new gene therapy strategy for ...  -  Mar 10, 2008
EurekAlert (press release),...of a protein that could potentially lead to new clinical treatments to combat musculoskeletal diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).

Abhishek, confidence personified  -  Mar 13, 2008
Newindpress,Even the Duchenne Muscular dystrophy, which has paralysed him failed to ebb out the confidence from Abhishek. The plight of this top scorer in the class,

Expertise Nick needs is in England  -  Mar 1, 2008
Daily Post,Nick was diagnosed with the life-limiting condition Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was about four or five. His brother Simon, born in 1969,

AVI BioPharma to buy Ercole Biotech  -  Mar 13, 2008
Bizjournals.com,2006 to develop drug candidates including AVI-4658, which is in clinical testing in the United Kingdom for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Oregon's AVI buys Morrisville's Ercole Biotech  -  Mar 13, 2008
Bizjournals.com,It's in clinical testing in the United Kingdom for Duchenne muscular dystrophy - the most common type of the fatal disorder. The technology worked on at

COLUMN: Ailing Jessie Robinson is more than a bed  -  Mar 15, 2008
The Northwest Florida Daily News,Doctors told his mom Jessie had Duchenne muscular dystrophy after she noticed that he was having trouble walking. She later learned that she is a carrier

New Wheelchair for Man Hit by Speeding Truck  -  Mar 3, 2008
First Coast News,Ben has been in a wheelchair since he was 13, the result of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Ben was out with his caregiver getting some fresh air.

Ercole Biotech to be bought  -  Mar 14, 2008
News & Observer,Ercole and AVI BioPharma have been collaborating to develop a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal muscle-wasting disease.

Suneel's Light receives grant from Kelly for Kids Foundation  -  Mar 11, 2008
Amherst Bee (subscription),...awarded Suneel's Light a $1500 grant to assist the Amherst- based foundation in its continued efforts to find a cure for Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy.

Santhera posts FY net loss of 27.9 mln sfr, sees first approval in H2  -  Feb 28, 2008
Forbes,Santhera also plans to initiate several clinical trials, namely a Phase III program with SNT-MC17 to treat duchenne muscular dystrophy and a Phase II/III

Potomac Fever: Spitzer, Ferraro overshadow King  -  Mar 16, 2008
DesMoinesRegister.com,It was a charity event for the Foundation to Eradicate Duchenne, an organization formed to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, the leading lethal

No funding for research in UK  -  Feb 26, 2008
Irish Medical Times,A request for the Govern-ment to fund research in the UK aimed at helping people in Ireland with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy has been denied,

MD researchers muscle in on more targeted treatments  -  Mar 7, 2008
Daily Pennsylvanian,For years, scientists have been devising ways to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy - the most common and serious form of the disease - without actually

Volvo Names National Farm Safety Organization Founder, Marilyn ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
Earthtimes,Darius Weems, 18, of Athens, Ga., works to raise money and awareness for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) research through "Darius Goes West," a

AVI Buys Remaining Interest In Ercole Biotech  -  Mar 13, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),...since December 2006 to develop drug candidates including one in clinical testing in the United Kingdom for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

AVI BioPharma To Acquire Privately Held Ercole - Quick Facts  -  Mar 13, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),2006 to develop drug candidates including AVI-4658, which is in clinical testing in the United Kingdom for treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

AVI BioPharma Announces 2007 Fourth Quarter and Full Year ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
WELT ONLINE,AVIâ€™s ESPRIT technology is initially being applied to potential treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. AVIâ€™s NEUGENE compounds are also designed to

CombinatoRx, Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript  -  Mar 19, 2008
Seeking Alpha,Secondly we signed a $3 million research collaboration with the Charleyâ€™s Fund and the Nash Avery Foundation for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and we also

Berlin's American vision  -  Mar 9, 2008
Boston Globe,...award for his participation last summer in a 3800-mile cross-country bike ride from Oregon to Duxbury, to raise money for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

So full of life - but for such a short time  -  Feb 26, 2008
Daily Echo,The couple were told that their only child had Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Never heard of it before? Neither had they. Yet, as they were to soon find out C

Presentation at ACMG Meeting Supports Utility of Sequenomâ€™s ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
Business Wire (press release),...such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, hemophilia and Fragile X. Measuring fetal DNA in maternal plasma allows for fetal

Families in funds appeal to help save children  -  Mar 16, 2008
Irish Independent,Brothers Tony (7) and Bobby Lafferty (2) and Liam Mooney (6), from Donegal's Inishowen peninsula, are among 170 Irish boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

Outstanding Professor Dame Kay Davies  -  Mar 11, 2008
HULIQ,She has conducted extensive research into a common genetic muscular disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Her research group has an

Santhera Reports Financial Results And Significant Operational ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
ABN Newswire (press release),Extension of marketing partnership: In August, Santhera granted Takeda exclusive marketing rights for SNT-MC17 in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) in

The Toledo-Lucas County Public Library presents Film Movement: An ...  -  Mar 11, 2008
WTOL,Darius Weems, a 15-year-old with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, had never left his hometown of Athens, Georgia. In the summer of 2005, he and a group of young

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