Mitochondrial Myopathy News

March 18, 2015March 20, 2015

Cutting-edge Imaging Techniques Reveal New mtDNA Control Processes That May Be Involved In Mitochondrial Diseases

Mitochondria consist of small structures having evolved from bacteria engulfed by cells. This bacterial origin explains why mitochondria has its own genetic material (mitochondrial DNA, mtDNA) distinct from the nuclear ... Read more

March 17, 2015March 17, 2015

Vitamin B3 Found to Rescue Mitochondria Defects in Adults with Mitochondrial Myopathy

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In a new study entitled “Effective treatment of mitochondrial myopathy by nicotinamide riboside, a vitamin B3,” an international team of researchers show that a vitamin B3 form, nicotinamide riboside, is ... Read more

March 12, 2015March 16, 2015

Case Report Explores Mitochondrial Myopathy with Rapidly Progressive Adult-onset Scoliosis

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In a recent article published in Acta Neuropathologica Communications, a team of researchers from the University of California San Francisco reported a case of a patient with a rapid progressive ... Read more

March 10, 2015March 10, 2015

Prenatal Diagnostic Testing for Mitochondrial Diseases May Help Future Parents, UK Study Shows

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Researchers studied the prenatal diagnostic services provided in the UK for mitochondrial diseases since 2007. The study entitled “A national perspective on prenatal testing for mitochondrial disease” was published on ... Read more

February 27, 2015February 27, 2015

University of Helsinki Researchers Discover Vitamin B3 Form that is Effective in Attenuating Mitochondrial Myopathy Progression

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Researchers from the University of Helsinki recently found that a vitamin B3 form might be effective in attenuating the progression of mitochondrial myopathy. The study is published in the journal ... Read more

February 23, 2015February 23, 2015

Individual Case Report Highlights Rare Acute Kidney Injury Leading To Mitochondrial Myopathy

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A recent case report of a patient with acute kidney injury who was later diagnosed with mitochondrial myopathy, titled “Recurrent episodic acute kidney injury as presenting manifestation of mitochondrial myopathy,” ... Read more

February 20, 2015February 23, 2015

Toxins Crossing the Placental Barrier Can Lead To Mitochondrial Toxcicity, Diseases

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A recent controversial decision to legalize “three parent babies” in the United Kingdom has led researchers to believe that they may have found a solution for heading off genetically transferred Mitochondrial Diseases ... Read more

February 19, 2015

Stealth BioTherapeutics Initiates Clinical Study of Bendavia for the Treatment of Mitochondrial Myopathy

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Stealth BioTherapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company developing treatments for rare, mitochondria-related diseases, recently announced the initiation of a new clinical study of Bendavia for the treatment of Mitochondrial Myopathy (MM). Mitochondrial Myopathy (MM) ... Read more