Research Articles

PTC Therapeutics Announces Additional Study Of Ataluren In Patients With Advanced Nonsense Mutation Duchenne/Becker Muscular Dystrophy

Please take some time to read an important announcement regarding PTC Therapeutics... 

TREAT-NMD Presents Annemieke Aartsma-Rus’s Overview of DMD Research

Please take some to head over to an important article on Treat-NMD’s website... 

BioMarin Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Study of BMN 195 for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Please take some time to read this important press release regarding a Phase 1 Clinical... 

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Events

2010 Climb to Cure Duchenne: A Message from Cure Duchenne Founder, Debra Miller 2010 Climb to Cure Duchenne: A Message from Cure Duchenne Founder, Debra Miller

This week CureDuchenne was very happy to announce our first “CureDuchenne Adventure,”... 

2010 Climb to Cure Duchenne: Pick Your Peak! 2010 Climb to Cure Duchenne: Pick Your Peak!

Announcing this year’s Climb to Cure Duchenne: Pick Your Peak! This year, everyone... 

CureDuchenne Grants $200,000 to UCLA Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research & Clinic CureDuchenne Grants $200,000 to UCLA Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Research & Clinic

On November 10th, 2009 Debra Miller, Founder and President of CureDuchenne, presented... 

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In The News

Harrison Ford Film Based in part on University of Florida Researcher Harrison Ford Film Based in part on University of Florida Researcher

Dr. Barry Byrne, Professor and Associate Chair of Pediatrics at the University of Florida, helped to inspire the story for the new movie “Extraordinary Measures” starring Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser. Dr. Byrne is one of Cure Duchenne’s Scientific Advisors. He also was one of the twelve climbers to climb Mt. Rainier last year in... [Read more of this review]

Mother & Author of a Boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Rare are the people who have to deal with a 100% fatal disease that affects their child. Even rarer still are the people who are able to write a heart-felt book detailing the roller-coaster of emotions & experiences associated and also offer understanding & hope. Misty VanderWeele is one of those people. As the mother of a son born with Duchenne... [Read more of this review]

A Note from Cure Duchenne Founder, Debra Miller

Today BioMarin announced they will initiate a human trial for a drug that will hopefully up-regulate Utrophin.  This is very exciting news since we have hope that Utrophin could be an adequate substitute for dystrophin, the protein that is lacking in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).  This is the very first Utrophin drug to make it... [Read more of this review]

BioMarin Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Study of BMN 195 for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Please take some time to read this important press release regarding a Phase 1 Clinical Study of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. BioMarin Initiates Phase 1 Clinical Study of BMN 195 for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy   * *  Read More →

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