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CMT Research Foundation Calls for Action During Awareness Month

The CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) wants to turn September from Awareness Month into “CMT Action Month.” This year, the foundation is seeking to turn awareness of Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease into action through useful and informative videos, personal fundraising pages, and a “double-your-donation” fundraising campaign. Launched in 2018…

Virtual Activities Abound for CMT Awareness Month in September

From participating in a virtual dog walk, to switching out Facebook photo frames, advocates are set to mark Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Awareness Month, observed every September. Awareness and education are crucial to increasing the recognition, diagnosis, understanding, and management of CMT, a group of inherited peripheral nervous…

New Streaming Channel Showcases Rare Disease Films

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the postponement of a rare disease film festival originally slated for May, its organizers set out to find a new way to bring the films to an audience.  Co-founders Daniel DeFabio and Bo Bigelow, who are both fathers of children with…

$10,000 Community Grant Supports CMT Australia Youth Efforts

CMT Australia, a charity association aiming to raise awareness and empower people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) to live their lives to the fullest, has received $10,000 to support the organization’s CMT Aussie Kids youth program. The Commonwealth Bank Community Grant will support activities for younger CMT patients, as…

Scientists Find Way to Create Models of CMT Motor Neurons for Research

A new protocol allows researchers to generate spinal motor neurons derived from Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) patients, creating useful models for better understanding the disease and investigating responses to potential therapies. The protocol was described in “Optimized Protocol to Generate Spinal Motor Neuron Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem…