Participants share stories, learn about new research and get practical advice at third annual Becker MD conference
posted on August 18, 2011 - 3:50pm
Community and empowerment were the themes of the third annual Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD) conference held at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on August 13, 2011.
Some 150 in-person attendees, and at least that many online attenders, engaged physicians, researchers, physical therapists and other BMD experts on a variety of topics, including the latest advances in research, medical...
MDA is conducting the first U.S. survey to determine the financial cost to families of muscular dystrophy, ALS and SMA
posted on April 13, 2011 - 3:17pm
Most people affected by neuromuscular disease know all too well that their condition is costly. MDA wants to find out just how costly — and then translate those figures into terms that will speak to policy makers.
An MDA-sponsored meeting explored progress in five key therapeutic strategies under development for neuromuscular diseases
posted on March 18, 2011 - 3:30pm
Moving therapeutic strategies from the laboratory to clinical trials and ultimately to the market as treatments was the theme of the MDA National Scientific Conference held March 13-16, 2011, in Las Vegas.
Some 300 people attended the conference, the first in a planned series of such MDA-sponsored meetings that will emphasize new research and current medical care. The majority of presenters and...
MDA has awarded 44 new grants aimed at uncovering the underlying molecular causes of, and developing therapies for, many of the diseases in its program
posted on February 4, 2011 - 1:22pm
The Muscular Dystrophy Association has awarded 44 grants totaling $13.5 million to support research efforts aimed at advancing understanding of disease processes and uncovering new strategies for treatments and cures of muscular dystrophy and the more than 40 other diseases in the Association’s program.
The new grants were reviewed by MDA’s Scientific and Medical Advisory Committees, and approved...
posted on January 1, 2011 - 1:31pm
Featured in this article: MDA Telethon's new six-hour format * New MDA research VP comes on board * Abbey and Luke back for another year * Clinic Advisory Committee looks at efficiency * Former MDA National Goodwill Ambassador makes her mark in choreography
posted on October 1, 2010 - 2:25pm
“There’s a lot of basic and clinical research going on in Duchenne now, and that’s exciting. We’re all eager for treatment strategies like exon skipping to work,” says John Day, director of the MDA Clinic at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Thirty-eight new grants support research in ALS, central core disease, spinal muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy, and other diseases in MDA's program
posted on August 17, 2010 - 6:39pm
MDA has awarded 38 new research grants totaling more than $14 million and covering more than a dozen neuromuscular diseases.
MDA's Board of Directors met in Los Angeles July 16, where it reviewed and approved the new grants based on recommendations from the MDA Scientific and Medical Advisory Committees. Grants were scored and recommended for approval based on the capabilities of the...
