Laboratory fruit flies are used for quick screening of candidate drug treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Burnt sugar-derivative reduces muscle wasting in fly and mouse models of muscular dystrophy

August 1, 2013 | Categories: Research | Tagged: , , , ,

A trace substance in caramelized sugar, when purified and given in appropriate doses, improves muscle regeneration in a mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The findings are published Thursday (Aug. […] Read More

A colony of human embryonic stem cells.

Embryonic stem cells shift metabolism in a cancer-like way upon implanting in the uterus

March 23, 2012 | Categories: Research | Tagged: ,

March 23, 2012 Shortly after a mouse embryo starts to form, some of its stem cells undergo a dramatic metabolic shift to enter the next stage of development, Seattle researchers […] Read More