Past Projects

For over 60 years Muscular Dystrophy UK has supported research with an aim to develop effective treatments and ultimately cures for all muscle-wasting and associated neuromuscular conditions. Learn about some of the research projects that we have funded.

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Improving the delivery of molecular patches to the muscle
In this project Professor Wells and his PhD student will investigate ways to improve the delivery…
Improving the diagnosis of mitochondrial disease
In this project Dr Shamima Rahman at the University College London Institute of Child Health aims…
Using MRI to detect changes in the muscles of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Prof Straub and colleagues at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne have carried out a study to…
Searching for new genes that cause periodic paralysis and the myotonias
Up to a third of patients with periodic paralysis or myotonia do not have a genetic diagnosis. In…
How does ephedrine improve the symptoms of congenital myasthenia and could it be used for myasthenia gravis?
Following on from previous work, Prof Beeson and his colleagues aim to study the drug ephedrine to…
New causative genes discovered for the dystroglycanopathies
Prof Muntoni and his PhD student, Caroline Godfrey studied samples from many individuals who have a…
Searching for treatments for myotonic dystrophy
Dr Saam Sedehizadeh, University of Nottingham, aims to bring us closer to clinical trial readiness…