Wearable sensors used in the home effectively captured data on physical function that correlated with measures of disease severity taken…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug status to investigational oral therapy NMD670 to treat…
For Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease Awareness Month this September, supporters are taking to social media to put a spotlight on…
A particular mutation in the PMP22 gene, called T118M, is a risk factor for developing a mild form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth…
Mutations in the SerRS gene — which is critical for protein production — were identified as the cause of…
Too much glycosylation, a protein modification process, may underlie the effects of some mutations in the MPZÂ gene, the gene responsible…
Treatment with a protein called alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) protects nerve cells and lowers inflammation in a mouse model of…
Piperine — the molecule that gives black pepper its pungent odor — and other chemically similar compounds can enhance cellular…
Treatment with inhibitors of the HDAC6 protein, including the new compound CKD-504, was able to restore proper connections between nerves and…
A new MME gene mutation was discovered in three members of a large Iranian family diagnosed with…