The top row of photos show a microscopic view of healthy muscle fibers stained to reveal a variety of irregularities, while the bottom row shows the same but for muscle fibers afflicted by the disease LGMD2B. Notice any differences? Neither did the experts, revealing that the effects of the disease are not caused by physical malformations within the muscles. Credit: Alastair Khodabukus, Duke University Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new technique to better understand and test treatments for a group of extremely rare muscle disorders called dysferlinopathy Read More