“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.” Thus Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. exhorted the nation at the March on Washington on that historic summer day in 1963. While King spoke of long-deferred dreams of equality, today in the FSHD community we… Read More »
The Fierce Urgency of Now
Activate! NFL Films’ Alan Brown
Join host Tim Hollenback this Wednesday, October 30, at 9:00 pm ET on Facebook Live for a conversation with the fantastic Alan Brown. Alan, of Holicong, Pennsylvania, is the director of business development at NFL Films, the company that produces commercials, television programs, feature films, and documentaries for and about the National Football League (NFL)…. Read More »
HAT Trick to Block the DUX4 Gene
Researchers Identify a New Compound that Inhibits the Activity of DUX4 By Alec DeSimone, PhD University of Massachusetts Medical School Led by a team at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, researchers have identified a new compound that inhibits the activity of DUX4, implicated as the root cause of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The compound provides… Read More »
Meet Dan Levy of Schitt’s Creek!
Big news! We’ve teamed up with the online fundraising platform Omaze to give you the chance to meet Dan Levy, of Schitt’s Creek. Dan is the co-creator and star of the hit comedy series, a 2019 Prime Time Emmy award multi-nominee including Outstanding Comedy Series. Donate through Omaze for chances to win a VIP trip to… Read More »
Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting for FSHD
The FSHD Society announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its application to hold an externally led Patient-Focused Drug Development (EL-PFDD) meeting on facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. This “voice of the patient” meeting, a key component of the Society’s Therapeutic Accelerator initiative, has been scheduled for April 21, 2020, in College… Read More »