Grant opportunity
FARA supports research through funding competitive grants across the spectrum from basic research through drug development and clinical research programs in Friedreich's Ataxia.
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18th International Conference on Neuromuscular Diseases
Perth, 25-29 October 2024
This edition will be dedicated to the rapidly evolving area of precision medicine and highlight the recent successes in this field and the great potential for the development of new therapies for other currently incurable neuromuscular diseases.
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21st IIM Meeting
Assisi, Italy, 4-7 September 2024
Young researchers (<35) are encouraged to apply also to the 6th high training course in Advanced Myology Update.
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New papers
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Platelet-Rich Plasma Promotes the Expansion of Human Myoblasts and Favors the In Vitro Generation of Human Muscle Reserve Cells in a Deeper State of Quiescence.
Tollance A, Prola A, Michel D, Bouche A, Turzi A, Hannouche D, Berndt S, Laumonier T.
Stem Cell Rev Rep. 2024 Jul 13
13 juillet 2024
A dual-color PAX7 and MYF5 in vivo reporter to investigate muscle stem cell heterogeneity in regeneration and aging.
Ancel S, Michaud J, Sizzano F, Tauzin L, Oliveira M, Migliavacca E, Schüler SC, Raja S, Dammone G, Karaz S, Sánchez-García JL, Metairon S, Jacot G, Bentzinger CF, Feige JN, Stuelsatz P.
Stem Cell...
09 juillet 2024
2024 update: European consensus statement on gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy.
Kirschner J, Bernert G, Butoianu N, De Waele L, Fattal-Valevski A, Haberlova J, Moreno T, Klein A, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Mercuri E, Quijano-Roy S, Sejersen T, Tizzano EF, van der Pol WL, Wallace S,...
21 juin 2024
Muscle diffusion tensor imaging in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
Barzaghi L, Paoletti M, Monforte M, Bortolani S, Bonizzoni C, Thorsten F, Bergsland N, Santini F, Deligianni X, Tasca G, Ballante E, Figini S, Ricci E, Pichiecchio A.
Muscle Nerve. 2024 Jun 14.
14 juin 2024
Cervical and thoracic spinal cord gray matter atrophy is associated with disability in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Wendebourg MJ, Weigel M, Weidensteiner C, Sander L, Kesenheimer E, Naumann N, Haas T, Madoerin P, Braun N, Neuwirth C, Weber M, Jahn K, Kappos L, Granziera C, Schweikert K, Sinnreich M, Bieri O,...
08 juin 2024
Generation of allogenic and xenogeneic functional muscle stem cells for intramuscular transplantation.
Lenardič A, Domenig SA, Zvick J, Bundschuh N, Tarnowska-Sengül M, Furrer R, Noé FJ, Trautmann CLL, Ghosh A, Bacchin G, Gjonlleshaj P, Qabrati X, Masschelein E, De Bock K, Handschin C, Bar-Nur O.
J...
27 mai 2024
CaMKIIβ deregulation contributes to neuromuscular junction destabilization in Myotonic Dystrophy type I.
Falcetta D, Quirim S, Cocchiararo I, Chabry F, Théodore M, Stiefvater A, Lin S, Tintignac L, Ivanek R, Kinter J, Rüegg MA, Sinnreich M, Castets P.
Skelet Muscle. 2024 May 21;14(1):11.
21 mai 2024
Cyclo His-Pro Attenuates Muscle Degeneration in Murine Myopathy Models.
De Masi A, Zanou N, Strotjohann K, Lee D, Lima TI, Li X, Jeon J, Place N, Jung HY, Auwerx J.
Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 May 10:e2305927.
10 mai 2024
A novel, patient-derived RyR1 mutation impairs muscle function and calcium homeostasis in mice.
Benucci S, Ruiz A, Franchini M, Ruggiero L, Zoppi D, Sitsapesan R, Lindsay C, Pelczar P, Pietrangelo L, Protasi F, Treves S, Zorzato F.
J Gen Physiol. 2024 Apr 1;156(4):e202313486.
01 avril 2024
European Academy of Neurology (EAN) guideline on the management of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in collaboration with European Reference Network for Neuromuscular Diseases (ERN EURO-NMD).
Van Damme P, Al-Chalabi A, Andersen PM, Chiò A, Couratier P, De Carvalho M, Hardiman O, Kuźma-Kozakiewicz M, Ludolph A, McDermott CJ, Mora JS, Petri S, Probyn K, Reviers E, Salachas F, Silani V,...
30 mars 2024