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Highlights from the 2025 AcadeMYO Winter School
On 17/12/2025
The Institute of Myology successfully organised the 2025 AcadeMYO Winter School, held entirely online, bringing together an international community to address the major current challenges in myology. This…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 18 Dec.: Prof. Giorgio Tasca (UK) & Harmen Reyngoudt, PhD (France)
On 15/12/2025
Update on Diagnostic Imaging in Neuromuscular Diseases Thursday 18 December 2025 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Prof. Giorgio Tasca (John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Newcastle…
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MyoData: how data produced at the Institute is structured, validated and used – Interview with Maxime Jacoupy
On 15/12/2025
Maxime Jacoupy, Director of Data at the Institute of Myology, oversees the MyoData platform. With a PhD in neuroscience and a master’s degree in artificial…
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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 15 Dec. – Dr Pascal Maire (France)
On 10/12/2025
Fast subtype myofiber specialization: motoneuron-myofiber crosstalk 15 December 2025 from noon to 1pm (Paris time) Dr Pascal MAIRE (Institut Cochin. INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR 8104,…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 11 Dec.: Dr. Tonje Elgsås (Norway) & Arabela Acălinei (EAMDA)
On 10/12/2025
Mental health in Neuromuscular Disorders Thursday 11 December 2025 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Dr. Tonje Elgsås (Frambu Resource center for rare diseases, Norway) & Arabela Acălinei…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 10 Dec.: Prof. Michelangelo Mancuso (Italy)
On 09/12/2025
Management of Fatigue in Myopathies Wednesday 10 December 2025 – 16:00-17:00 Paris time Prof. Michelangelo Mancuso (Azienda Ospedaliera University of Pisa, Italy) > + infos…
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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 8 Dec. – Dr Yasmine Sebti (France)
On 08/12/2025
Timing Matters: how the macrophage Clock regulates Skeletal Muscle Regeneration 8 December 2025 from noon to 1pm (Paris time) Dr Yasmine SEBTI (Institut Pasteur de Lille,…
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Psychological evaluations to improve NIV compliance in Steinert disease
On 05/12/2025
An observational study evaluated factors influencing compliance with the initiation of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) treatment for sleep-disordered breathing in 13 adults with myotonic dystrophy type…
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Pierre Klein awarded the Impulsion Award at the 2025 JSFM
On 04/12/2025
Pierre Klein is a senior postdoctoral researcher at the Centre of Research in Myology in the Repeat Expansions & Myotonic Dystrophy (REDs) team led by Denis…
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Gene therapy for SMA, available in the United States for patients of any age
On 03/12/2025
A new indication for gene therapy in proximal spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), involving a single intrathecal injection of Itvisma, has just been approved by the…
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Looking back at 2025 SFM Annual Meeting
On 02/12/2025
Nearly 400 participants gathered at the 2025 French Society of Myology Conference (JSFM), which took place from 19 to 21 November 2025 in Aix-Les-Bains. Focus…
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Few swallowing disorders in children with SMA treated at a presymptomatic phase
On 01/12/2025
A consortium of clinicians from the United States, New Zealand and Brazil reports the results of a study aimed at investigating bulbar function in infants…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 4 Dec.: Prof. Hanns Lochmüller (Canada)
On 28/11/2025
Update on Congenital Myasthenic Syndromes Thursday 04 December 2025 – 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Prof. Hanns Lochmüller (University of Ottawa, Canada) > + infos…
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A new gene linked to excitation-contraction coupling responsible for early-onset myopathy
On 26/11/2025
Spanish researchers report clinical and biological data from two unrelated consanguineous families in which a new gene for early-onset myopathy has been identified: the first…
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M&M’s – Muscle Monday Seminar – 24 nov. – Dr Juliette Nectoux (France)
On 24/11/2025
Circulating free DNA and diagnosis – Focus on non-invasive prenatal diagnosis of monogenic disease Monday 24 November – from noon to 1pm (Paris time) Dr…
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An original mode of administration in the treatment of refractory myasthenia gravis
On 24/11/2025
An international consortium of clinicians reports the results of a phase III open-label trial designed to assess the benefit and tolerability of a monoclonal antibody,…
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More is now known about the pathophysiology of myotubularin
On 21/11/2025
The role of myotubularin, a muscle protein involved in X-linked recessive tubular myopathy, remains poorly understood. Researchers in Strasbourg and Toulouse report on their work…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 26 Nov.: Dr. Adela Della Marina (Germany)
On 21/11/2025
Myasthenia Gravis in the pediatric age Thursday 27 November 2025 – 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Dr. Adela Della Marina (University Hospital Essen, Germany) >…
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ERN EURO-NMD webinar, 26 Nov.: Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Meisel (Germany)
On 20/11/2025
Innovative therapies in Myasthenia Gravis Wednesday 26 November 2025 – 16:00 – 17:00 Paris time Prof. Dr. med. Andreas Meisel (Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (CCM),…
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The lysosome, a potential therapeutic target in DMD
On 20/11/2025
Researchers from the Institute of Myology and Généthon report pioneering work in the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): they started from the observation that…