Curing muscle diseases in humans | NECN

At Boston, Massachusetts: as of 3:54 PM

Fri 8 August 2008

Wind : E 13 MPH

Barometer: 29.63 in.

	TOP STORIES
	Young girl killed as flash floods destroy campground [35 min ago ] (Lauren Collins, NECN: Ashland, NH) - Northern New England is expected to be the hardest hit from the recent downpours. In New Hampshire, flash floods killed a seven year old girl when her family's car was washed away by flood waters. The family was...
	read more
	Rice calls for end to Ossetia conflict [1 hour ago ] WASHINGTON (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is urging Russia to halt aircraft and missile attacks in Georgia's breakaway region of South Ossetia and withdraw combat forces from Georgian territory. Rice says in a statement that...
	read more
	Former presidential candidate John Edwards admits to extramarital affair [1 hour ago ] WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards on Friday admitted to an extramarital affair while his wife was battling cancer. He denied fathering the woman's daughter. Edwards told ABC News that he lied repeatedly...
	read more

CATEGORIES

· Young girl killed as flash floods destroy campground

· Immigration raids net 80 arrests

· Texas bus crash leaves 14 dead, many questions

· Authorities try to piece together deadly TX bus accident

· Rice calls for end to Ossetia conflict

· Bird's Nest aglow with fireworks display

· Report: E. coli cases linked to Nebraska company

· Scientists may have found way to stop spread of HIV

· Former presidential candidate John Edwards admits to extramarital affair

· Obama goes on vacation, Bill Clinton agrees to speak

Arts & Entertainment

· Box office openers: Pineapple Express, Traveling Pants 2, Hell Ride

· Adopt a pet: Blackjack

· Nelson: Mayo has good opportunity to be starter

· Opening ceremony lights up Bird's Nest

· BBJ: Where have all the realtors gone?

· Gov. Patrick's plan would send funds to MEFA

· Experts believe Worcester beetle will be big problem

· Dangerous beetle descends on Worcester, MA

· 8/8/08: NECN weather forecast, 4 p.m.

· Tim's Friday Pics: wild weather week


	Breaking News [ 2 hours ago ] Report: E. coli cases linked to Nebraska company BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts health officials believe seven recent cases of E. coli are linked to ground beef......read more

SCI-TECH: Curing muscle diseases in humans

TOP VIDEOS

14 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago

Curing muscle diseases in humans

(NECN) - Acceleron Pharma is taking a closer look at some of the most muscular animals to try and cure muscular diseases in humans.

The company is focusing on a protein that has an effect on muscle development.

Acceleron founder and CEO John Knopf joins NECN's Chet Curtis.

© 2008 NECN and Sausage Labs. All Rights Reserved. · Terms of Use and Privacy Statement