Mitochondrial Myopathy News

May 15, 2020May 15, 2020

Vitamin B3 Boosts Muscle Health in Mitochondrial Myopathy, Study Suggests

Niacin, vitamin B3, can help to normalize muscle metabolism in people with mitochondrial myopathy, a study based on a small pilot trial in patients suggests. Titled, “Niacin Cures Systemic NAD+ ... Read more

November 14, 2016

Role of Mitochondria in Heart Disease Should Not Be Underestimated

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Researchers have reviewed the role of mitochondria in cardiac diseases, highlighting different aspects of these multifaceted organelles and pointing out key processes, that, if deregulated, can lead to heart disease. ... Read more

October 27, 2015June 29, 2017

Effective Therapies and Diagnostics for Mitochondrial Disease Remain an Unmet Need

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Mitochondrial myopathy is a collective term for diseases related to defective mitochondria in cells. In patients with mitochondrial myopathy, mitochondria are not able to undergo normal oxygen consumption and energy ... Read more

July 15, 2015July 15, 2015

Reata Enrolls First Patient in RTA 408 Trial for Mitochondrial Myopathies

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Irving, Texas-based Reata Pharmaceuticals has just announced the enrollment of the first patient in the company’s Phase II MOTOR clinical trial. This study will seek to determine the safety, tolerability and efficacy ... Read more

June 8, 2015June 8, 2015

Different Mitochondrial Myopathies Are Associated With Distinct Cardiac Phenotypes in Patients

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Researchers at the University Hospital Münster and the Robert-Bosch-Krankenhaus in Germany recently revealed that patients with different mitochondrial myopathies can exhibit different disease related cardiac phenotypes. The study was recently ... Read more

March 18, 2015June 1, 2015

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

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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, 2015May 15, 2020

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, 2015June 1, 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, 2015June 1, 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