Dystonia Canada News

Posted By RACHEL PUNCH, THE SUDBURY STAR: Mother of three Corinne Fewster-Gagne knew something was wrong with her infant son when he was about three-months-old."If he was awake, he was crying," Fewster-Gagne said. His fists and arms were clenched tight and weren't moving. "If I put him under a mobile he would just lay there all stiff. I knew something was wrong," Fewster-Gagne said.

Treating worms with ampicillin helps restore normal movement TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Discovery of an antibiotic's capacity to improve cell function in laboratory tests is providing movement disorder researchers with leads to more desirable molecules with potentially similar traits, according to University of Alabama scientists co-authoring a paper publishing March 10 in the journal Disease Models & Mechanisms.

"It's our hope that this discovery serves as the impetus for a proper clinical trial to evaluate the potential of drugs like ampicillin for early-onset torsion dystonia," said Dr. Guy Caldwell, associate professor of biological sciences at The University of Alabama.

By Doug Ward, Vancouver SunMarch 11, 2010

'Spark becomes flame': The torch makes its entrance into            Vancouver. Twenty-two carriers make the circuit around Riley Park

Edmonton, Connie Zalmanowitz DMRF Canada Board Member announces a unique Introduction to Yoga for those Living with Dystonia program.  This program has been made possible through the efforts of  the Edmonton Support Group and the Alberta Government. The classes will be held  January 23, 2010, February 20, March 27, April 17, May 29.1:30 p.m.  to 3:30 p.m. For more information CLICK HERE

Robert Chen, MA, MBBChir, MSc, FRCPC , Toronto Western Hospital has been awarded a two year research grant through the DMRF research program. Title: Effects of internal globus pallidus deep brain stimulation for dystonia on cortical circuits and plasticity.

Guy Dixon From Saturday's Globe and Mail For many years, Liona Boyd had something distressing happening to her hand, specifically to her right middle finger, and it was only getting worse.

February 1, 2009 - A study led by Laurie Ozelius, PhD at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified a gene associated with the development of primary torsion dystonia, also known as DYT6 dystonia.  More...

physorg.com,  Specific changes in brain pathways may counteract genetic mutations for the movement disorder dystonia, according to new research in the August 5 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Few people who inherit dystonia genes display symptoms -- namely sustained muscle contractions and involuntary gestures -- and the study provides a possible explanation. This result could lead to new treatments for the estimated 500,000 North Americans diagnosed with dystonia.

Press Release New XEOMIN® – The First Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A That Is Free From Complexing Proteins – Is Now Available. Indicated For The Treatment of Blepharospasm, Cervical Dystonia* and Post-Stroke Spasticity.

Wired Magazine - Brian Raferty - The rules changed all the time—sometimes day to day, sometimes hour to hour—and whenever he tried to recite them, people thought, "This guy is nuts."

The rules dictated when and where Scott Adams, the chief engineer of the Dilbert comic empire, was allowed to speak. He could neither control them nor predict exactly when they'd go into effect.