Musculoskeletal Diseases Program

This post originally appeared on the Mass General Research Institute blog Autumn means the return of fall sports such as soccer and football. Unfortunately, it can also lead to a new wave of sports-related injuries such as tendon tears. Last month, New...

Brown adipocytes are specialized cells that can use energy to produce heat. This property makes them attractive tools for the treatment of diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes. Until recently, this therapeutic potential was constrained by limited...

C ALL FOR P ROPOSALS 2021 HSCI MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE PROGRAM PILOT GRANTS AWARD AMOUNT Up to $100,000 for entire project periodProject period not to exceed two years POSTED DATE Friday, October 8, 2021 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION Friday, November 12, 2021...

HSCI research receives support from Sarepta to advance in-vivo genome editing toward prospective therapy HSCI researchers led by Amy Wagers, Ph.D. are embarking on a major study of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The project aims to use in vivo genome...

HSCI researchers set the stage for better understanding musculoskeletal disorders and advancing treatments More than 20 years ago, the lab of developmental biologist Olivier Pourquié discovered a sort of cellular clock in chicken embryos where each “tick”...