MDA Muscle Walk is a life-changing event that strengthens families and communities. But it’s more than anotherfundraising walk. It’s a powerful experience that forges lifelong connections, celebrates families and the barriers they overcome and turns hope into answers. We will be featuring stories of MDA families and their dedication to Muscle Walk here on Strongly . . .
Think back to when you were 16. It may have been a time of excitement, optimism, awkwardness, and questionable style choices. These feelings during adolescence are universal – and are also experienced by young adults with neuromuscular diseases. Like all teenagers, the youth served by MDA have incredible talents, aspirations and promise. They also . . .
ReveraGen BioPharma has announced that it has received a $3 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) of the National Institutes of Health to conduct phase 2 clinical trials of vamorolone (previously VBP15) in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Vamorolone, a “dissociative steroid,” is an anti-inflammatory compound. Researchers hope . . .
Harvard/MIT scientists and partners are set to spread awareness about neuromuscular diseases in the greater Boston area at the 3rd Annual Strength, Science and Stories of Inspiration (SSSI) 2016. Attend the event, where key stakeholders will come together and facilitate new relationships to accelerate progress toward treatments and cures. In addition, hear about . . .
The experimental drug eteplirsen, under development by Sarepta Therapeutics to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), is under review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for market approval. It marks an exciting and historic time for the MDA community and an important milestone for DMD treatments. Before a final decision is rendered, however, an . . .
Marathon Pharmaceuticals announced today that it is expanding patient access to deflazacort, its investigational therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Medical centers across the country are now participating in the open-label expanded access program (EAP) called ACCESS DMD to provide deflazacort to qualified U.S. patients at no charge. Deflazacort, a corticosteroid, works as an anti-inflammatory . . .
Patients, their families and caregivers, researchers and clinicians are invited to gain insight into the testing process for experimental therapies to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) via a live webcast this month. The ALS Clinical Trials Guidelines 2016 Workshop, an international effort that seeks to renew and update the current ALS Clinical Trials Guidelines, will . . .
In two webcasts held Feb. 29 — one for investors and one for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) patients and families — PTC Therapeutics addressed the Refuse to File letter it received last week from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that PTC’s New Drug Application (NDA) for Translarna (ataluren) to treat DMD was not sufficient . . .
Researchers are looking for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to participate in a phase 1 clinical trial, sponsored by Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, to test the experimental drug BIIB067 (Ionis-SOD1Rx). BIIB067 is an antisense oligonucleotide, composed of short segments of synthetic genetic material (nucleic acid) that bind to RNA. The drug is designed to . . .
CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2016 — Lowe’s stores nationwide unite to participate in the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s iconic Shamrocks program now through March 31. This year marks 15 years of Lowe’s Shamrocks support that helps improve lives in communities across the country and build stronger futures for kids and adults with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related . . .
