PhD defence of Mrs Ilaria Cocchiararo. On the 6 th of December 2024, Mrs Ilaria Cocchiararo will defend her PhD thesis entitled "Investigating the pathomechanisms unde ...
Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...
have discovered the genetic cause of a rare muscle disease that causes muscle weakness, droopy eyelids and difficulty swallowing. The disease known as oculopharyngodistal myopathy (OPDM) is an ...