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Branco v. American Home Assurance Co. et al. 2013 SKQB 98 Damage Awards — Exemplary or punitive damages — Breach of contract Branco, at age 58, developed reflex sympathetic dystrophy in his right foot after two injuries while working as a welder for the Kumtor Operating Co. in Kyrgyzstan.

Founded by Angus Drummond, who was diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy in his early twenties, we are an organisation run by people with disabilities, FOR people with disabilities.

Muscular dystrophy in dogs is caused by an inherited mutated dystrophin gene that disrupts the dystrophin protein production, resulting in loss of muscle function.

PETA says the experiments have failed to produce a single effective treatment for human muscular dystrophy in 35 years and don't justify the misery the dogs are put through.

The mutation in NPHP4 described above, that causes an early onset cone - rod dystrophy in standard wire - haired dachshunds [49] was not present in the dachshunds studies by Miyadera, enabling that mutation to be excluded.

Myotonia congenita: This is a genetic musculoskeletal disorder that is like muscular dystrophy in humans.

Dr. Finno's scholarship interests are in the pathophysiology and genetics of axonopathies, specifically neuroaxonal dystrophy in horses.

Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy in Boston Terriers, German Shorthaired Pointers and German Wirehaired Pointers

Title: Phenotype and Genotype of Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy in Boston Terriers, German Shorthaired Pointers and German Wirehaired Pointers

Yes, he wants to put a face on the disease for researchers who have never met a child with Pompe, a type of muscular dystrophy in which glycogen build - up causes extensive muscular weakness, but that could cause, as Dr. Kent Webber (Jared Harris), a biotech VP with whom Crowley inevitably clashes heads, puts it, a lack of objectivity, maybe even causing scientists to cut corners.

Early work also found Vitamin E prevented muscular dystrophy in young rats fed a vitamin E deficient diet.

The progression of retinal dystrophy in the RCS rat is such that by 13 weeks post-graft most of the ONL has disappeared [33] and the photoreceptor outer segment layer is reduced to a debris zone [40], a finding we observed in dystrophic controls.

The discovery is being hailed by experts in the field, including Dr. Ronald Worton, who co-discovered the gene for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 1987 and served as Vice-President of Research at The Ottawa Hospital from 1996 to 2007.

By doing this they were able to replicate muscular dystrophy in humans as closely as possible.

Polyglutamine - expanded ataxin - 7 antagonizes CRX function and induces cone - rod dystrophy in a mouse model of SCA7.

The results suggest that this strategy could one day treat muscular dystrophy in humans as well as other genetic disorders.

The research, which appears online Aug. 1 in the journal Annals of Neurology, is the first study from a double - blind controlled randomized trial of an exon - skipping agent to provide conclusive proof based on the standard six - minute walk test used to measure muscle function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common form of muscular dystrophy in children.

In the future, McNally would like to test steroids in humans and is considering studying it in forms of muscular dystrophy in which steroids would not normally be given, like Becker Muscular Dystrophy or Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy.

The discovery is being hailed by experts in the field, including Dr. Ronald Worton, who co-discovered the gene for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in 1987 and served as Vice-President of research at The Ottawa Hospital for 11 years.

Ruohola - Baker's lab originally identified the sphingosine 1 - phosphate (S1P) pathway as a critical player in ameliorating muscular dystrophy in flies.

Only one gene — TCF4 — has been successfully associated with Fuchs dystrophy in genetic studies.

Earlier this year, his team successfully treated muscular dystrophy in mice by injecting them with an adeno - associated virus carrying DNA coding for the CRISPR components.

Following up on these promising results, they decided to explore whether the drug SR8278 could slow the progression of muscular dystrophy in an animal model.

Using the new gene - editing enzyme CRISPR - Cpf1, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have successfully corrected Duchenne muscular dystrophy in human cells and mice in the lab.

Inhibitors and activators of fusion, members of various signaling pathways, genes that when mutated, lead to muscle dystrophies in human: there are many surprises within this list of putative modulators of muscle fusion.

Not exact matches

• Myonexus Therapeutics, a New Albany, Oh. - based clinical - stage biotechnology company developing transformative gene therapies for limb - girdle muscular dystrophies, raised $ 2.5 million in seed funding.

Jerry Lewis's connection to the Muscular Dystrophy Association began in the early 1950s, when the actor and comedian was first approached to host a series of local fundraising telethons in New York.

• Exonics Therapeutics, Inc, a Boston - based biotechnology company focused on developing SingleCut CRISPR technology to repair mutations causing Duchenne muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases, raised $ 40 million in Series A funding.

PTCT, +3.33 % plans to buy privately - held Marathon Pharmaceuticals» controversial Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug for about $ 75 million in cash and $ 65 million in PTC common stock.

Scientists have already begun to pinpoint the genes involved in Huntington's chorea and muscular dystrophy.

There are no telethons for schizophrenia, although 2.2 million adults in America are afflicted, compared with the 250,000 who live with muscular dystrophy, another incurable disease.

Finalists range from Ezzard Charles in an affecting muscular dystrophy appeal to the scene in which Victoria Medlin invades the Reds» locker room and whacks Pete Rose in the gut.

In certain medical situations (such as muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease), creatine can also have a health - protective role.

I had one of those experiences this past week while visiting one of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Summer Camps for kids in Illinois.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association Program at Floating Hospital for Children in Boston offers personalized care and ongoing management of muscular dDystrophy Association Program at Floating Hospital for Children in Boston offers personalized care and ongoing management of muscular dystrophydystrophy.

Muscular dystrophy is a very complex disorder, and when needed, we include specialized treatment from our colleagues in areas such as Pediatric Orthopaedics, Neurology, Neurosurgery, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Psychiatry.

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At Nationwide Children's, we help kids everywhere and provide life - saving research and care in Cancer, NICU, The Heart Center, Muscular Dystrophy and all of our nationally ranked clinical programs.

After being a nurse in the PICU, I thought about all of the genetic disorders my patients had encountered, (i.e. various cancers, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy) and I wondered if there were anyway stem cells could have cured or at least improved their conditions.

Daniel R. Leist, 31, of Arlington Heights died of complications from muscular dystrophy Sunday in Arlington Heights.

This muscle enzyme is very high in children with muscular dystrophy.

Through it all, Mr. Lewis continued his charity work, serving as national chairman of the Muscular Dystrophy Association and, beginning in 1966, hosting the association's annual Labor Day weekend telethon.

When we are not responding to daily emergencies, we are working within the communities teaching the importance of fire safety, raising awareness to our charitable organizations such as the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Firefighters» Coats for Kids, and taking part in the political process ensuring that our local elected officials and our state legislators understand the importance of our profession and what it takes to ensure your safety.

The study included 18 patients, half with age - related macular degeneration and half with Stargardt's macular dystrophy, the leading causes of blindness in adults and juveniles.

This happens in age - related macular degeneration and Stargardt's macular dystrophy.

«These results further support our clinical findings demonstrating the production of full - length functional protein in nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis,» said Stuart W. Peltz, Ph.D., co-founder and chief executive officer of PTC Therapeutics.

The new study, called FOR - DMD (Finding the Optimum Regimen of Corticosteroids for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy), will determine whether daily steroid treatment or an alternative regime is more effective in slowing the disease progression and managing side effects.

A study published by scientists at University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Alabama at Birmingham provides insight into the mechanism of action of the drug ataluren, which is showing promise in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy and cystic fibrosis.

But in disease conditions like muscular dystrophies, satellite cells can't keep up with repeated cycles of injury and are ultimately exhausted or functionally impaired,» Hindi said.

Both viruses were used to infect muscle cells in the hind legs of mice that had muscular dystrophy.