Category: Research

• Respiratory Problems and CMT

  

  Earlier in life, relatively healthy people with CMT can overlook signs of compromised respiratory function which will start to cause more and more problems for them later.

  Dan

  February 9, 2020

  Research, Therapy

  Breathing, CMT2, Hypercapnia, Respiration, Sleep Apnea

• Sleep Apnea and CMT

  

  Studies show CMT tends to come with Disturbed Sleep, Depression, and Reduced Quality of Life. 😞 This post summarizes the scientific research I’ve absorbed on the subject of CMT and sleep apnea. It’s definitely accurate relative to my own experience in the past year or so.

  Dan

  January 4, 2020

  Research, Therapy

  Asthma, BiPAP, Blood Oxygen, CMT1, CMT1A, CMT2, CMT2C, CPAP, Depression, Hypercapnia, Hypercarbia, Hypoxemia, Larynx, Pharynx, Quality of Life, Sleep Apnea, Vocal Cords

• The State of Research for Cures (2019)

  

  The US-based CMTA (Charcot Marie Tooth Association) has a 12-year-old program called the Strategy to Accelerate Research (STAR) that is actively pursuing the causes and possible cures for CMT. STAR will cover nearly all CMT Type 1s and 2s, including types with as yet unidentified genetic causes.

  Dan

  December 31, 2019

  Research

  Antisense Oligonucleotides, Axon, CMT1, CMT1A, CMT1B, CMT1X, CMT2, CMT2A, CMT2E, CMT4, CMT4C, CMTX, CRISPR, Inherited Neuropathies Consortium, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Kleopas Kleopa, Mitofusin 2, Muscular Dystrophy, Myelin, Neuromuscular Disorders, PMP22, Schwann Cells, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, STAR, Stephan Züchner