Cross posted from advancednano This is a follow up to my recent posting of the myostatin inhibitor drug result in mice. As noted by the facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) society, myostatin inhibitor clinical trials have begun on humans. The first trials on humans actually started in Feb, 2005. This is related to my article which ...

Crossposted from advancednano.blogspot.com MIT Technology Review reports: The drug ACE-031 has been found to reproduce the enhanced muscle growth effect caused by certain genes. Genetic manipulation in mice can cause 4 times the muscle growth. The drug mimics the effect of gene therapy and appears to be a super-steroid without the harmful ...

Cross posted from advancednano.blogspot.com Scientists at Forsyth may have moved one step closer to regenerating human spinal cord tissue by artificially inducing a frog tadpole to re-grow its tail at a stage in its development when it is normally impossible. Past articles on regenerative medicine on advancednano Using a variety of methods ...