SAVANNAH, Georgia — There’s no medical treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, a debilitating neurologic disorder that’s both progressive and incurable. But now, nerve specialists ...

A recent study by Dr. Jordan Verplank, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Genetics at the ...

Charcot-Marie-Tooth affects 1 in 2,500 people or approximately 2.6 million people worldwide. The disease causes progressive nerve damage ... Currently there is no cure and treatment focuses on ...

French biotech Pharnext has seen the value of its shares collapse after it revealed that its lead drug, a treatment for Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, failed to make the grade in a phase 3 trial.

Avicenna received a patent covering ROCK inhibitor compounds for ALS, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative conditions.

and an estimated one million individuals with an inherited degenerative nerve condition called Charcot–Marie–Tooth disease type 2 (CMT2). Peripheral neuropathy can cause severe disability and ...

The SynGAP Research Fund 501(c)(3) has awarded a pair of grants to Dr. Clement Chow, a geneticist and Associate Professor in the Department of Human Genetics at the University of Utah. These grants ...

Mitochondria In Motion Inc. has identified new N-(trans-4-hydroxycyclohexyl)-6-phenylhexanamide derivatives acting as mitofusin activators and reported to be useful for the treatment of Alzheimer’s, ...

An east Auckland teenager with a rare genetic condition is grateful for having received equipment that will make it easier ...

Actio is advancing two lead rare disease programs with first-in-class potential for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type 2C (CMT2C) and genetic epilepsy. The CMT2C program is ...

Thousands of people woke up to news that their bank is randomly closing down, and they must move their money ASAP.

heart failure or heart valve disease). You must tell DVLA if you have dementia. Alzheimer's is the most common form, but the umbrella term refers to a number of conditions that affect the brain. your ...