Son Shine Awards - Duchenne Foundation

Son Shine Awards - Duchenne Foundation: "The ‘SonShine’ Achievement Awards are designed specifically to celebrate the achievements and strengths of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. "

Duchenne Foundation

Duchenne Foundation: "Duchenne Foundation, the only
national non-profit specifically for Australian families affected
by Duchenne muscular dystrophy."

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Research Review No. 28 Some new Drugs. - Karl2346 - Stopwasting - Action Duchenne - Fighting for a cure for muscular dystrophy - Suramin

Research Review No. 28 Some new Drugs. - Karl2346 - Stopwasting - Action Duchenne - Fighting for a cure for muscular dystrophy: "Survival curves are plotted in the paper and they clearly show that being given bisphosphanates was “associated with a significant improvement in survival rate (P =.005, log-rank test).” They conclude with the sentence: “The treatment of patients with DMD with steroids and bisphosphonates seems to be associated with significantly improved survival compared with treatment with steroids alone.” This study on humans rather than mice should be taken very seriously as increased survival of years is recorded in this study."

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy: 2011 Advocacy Conference & One Voice Summit

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy: 2011 Advocacy Conference & One Voice Summit: "Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Marks 10 Years of Advocacy
with One Voice Advocacy Summit"

Action Duchenne Love Runs – there’s still time to register and be officially timed - View News Article - Action Duchenne - Fighting for a cure for muscular dystrophy

Action Duchenne Love Runs – there’s still time to register and be officially timed - View News Article - Action Duchenne - Fighting for a cure for muscular dystrophy: "ACTION DUCHENNE LOVE RUNS – THERE’S STILL TIME TO REGISTER AND BE OFFICIALLY TIMED"

Come and enjoy a drinks reception at Whickham Villa Health Club featuring Action Duchenne’s “Life Thru a Lens” photographic exhibition and ground-breaking film - View News Article - Action Duchenne - Fighting for a cure for muscular dystrophy

Come and enjoy a drinks reception at Whickham Villa Health Club featuring Action Duchenne’s “Life Thru a Lens” photographic exhibition and ground-breaking film - View News Article - Action Duchenne - Fighting for a cure for muscular dystrophy: "COME AND ENJOY A DRINKS RECEPTION AT WHICKHAM VILLA HEALTH CLUB FEATURING ACTION DUCHENNE’S “LIFE THRU A LENS” PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION AND GROUND-BREAKING"

Lack of DOT1L enzyme could lead to some types of heart disease: Study

Lack of DOT1L enzyme could lead to some types of heart disease: Study: "Everyone knows chocolate is critical to a happy Valentine's Day. Now scientists are one step closer to knowing what makes a heart happy the rest of the year."