/channels/news_feeds/all/term/terry%20fox%20research%20institute/rss en /channels/news/breakthrough-fight-against-muscle-wasting-diseases-255242 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><span>It is estimated that half of all cancer patients suffer from a muscle wasting syndrome called </span><span>cachexia</span><span>. Cancer cachexia impairs quality of life and response to therapy, which increases morbidity and mortality of cancer patients. Currently, there is no approved treatment for muscle wasting but a new study from the Research Institute of the Ã山ǿ¼é Health Centre (RI-MUHC) and University of Alberta could be a game changer for patients, improving both quality of life and longevity. The research team discovered a new gene involved in muscle wasting that could be a good target for drug development.</span></p> <p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/simon20wing20group_autocorrected.jpg?itok=5Y9ErHZO" width="160" height="108" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">15 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2015</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:57:49 +0000 webfull 112398 at /channels