Reuters

Sarepta slumps as muscle disorder trial data signals 'uphill battle'

Oct 31 (Reuters) - Sarepta Therapeutics shares (SRPT.O), opens new tab fell nearly 44% on Tuesday, after its gene therapy for a progressive muscle-wasting disorder failed to meet the main goal in a ...
Nature

Cancer Cachexia and Muscle Wasting

Cancer cachexia is a multifactorial syndrome marked by a severe loss of body weight due primarily to the wasting of skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. This syndrome is often accompanied by systemic ...
Reuters

PTC Therapeutics says EC will not renew market authorization for muscle disorder drug

March 28 (Reuters) - PTC Therapeutics (PTCT.O), opens new tab said on Friday its inherited progressive muscle-wasting disorder drug will no longer be available for sale in the EU as the European ...
Wall Street Journal

Roche’s Muscle-Wasting Treatment Shows Positive Results in Late-Stage Trial

Late-stage trial data for Roche’s drug against muscle-wasting Elevidys showed positive results after two years of treatment for male patients aged 4 or older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The data ...
AOL

5 common causes of muscle mass loss (& how to prevent them)

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly due to underlying medical conditions. Other factors can contribute, like ...
Mayo Clinic

Biological mechanisms of neuromuscular disorders

Mayo Clinic's Translational Neuromuscular Disease Research Lab led by Nathan P. Staff, M.D., Ph.D., studies the biological ...