Annual 65 Roses Dinner Raises Funds and Awareness for Cystic Fibrosis

Annual 65 Roses Dinner raises funds and awareness for cystic fibrosis

Hundreds support cystic fibrosis at Goulburn's 65 Roses Dinner, raising $45,000 for research and support.

Newly Discovered Muscle-Inflammation Mechanism Could Yield DMD Treatment Option

Repurposing existing therapies may help slow muscle weakness in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a new study suggests.

Antimalarial drug could treat cystic fibrosis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, as well as some cancers

In many genetic diseases, a small error in the DNA code can have devastating effects. These errors, called nonsense mutations, insert a premature stop signal in the genetic instructions that cells use to make proteins. As a result, the cell produces only a short, useless fragment of the needed protein. Without the full protein, essential body functions break down. This kind of error appears in a wide range of diseases, including some cancers and…