#dystrophy

Eschewing the Fat

Limiting harmful fat deposition (here in red) in degenerating muscle – such as is found in the wasting in human dystrophies – using an agent called a GSK3 inhibitor

Read the published research paper here

Image from work by Alessio Reggio and colleagues

Department of Biology, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata’, Rome, Italy

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, June 2023 and cover image

I recommend swimming as a way to start building muscle and strength again. Or wall pushups and a few shallow squats. For push ups and squats do one set of each, then increase when you don’t feel sore from the workouts anymore. 

Hublot, 45mm Big Bang Unico Yellow Gold Usain Bolt, 

The Big Bang Unico Sapphire Usain Bolt is specifically created for Only Watch, a biennial charity auction of unique timepieces created by the finest brands united for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. 

Waiting for you too

to conquer dystrophy, to

enter this room on

hiatus, conk out no more