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See the latest news about CMT drug development and read stories from the CMT community that highlight why we must deliver treatments and cures during our lifetime.

‘Tis the Season for Scientific Breakthroughs

‘Tis the Season for Scientific Breakthroughs

During a year when so many things have been postponed, changed or cancelled, there is one thing that hasn’t stopped — the CMT Research Foundation’s efforts to end CMT. Research continues, even during the holidays, to find treatments and cures as quickly as possible. These researchers will be working this holiday season to uncover scientific breakthroughs. Here’s how several of our researchers will be celebrating by continuing their work for you.

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20 Most Popular CMT Stories & Resources from 2020

20 Most Popular CMT Stories & Resources from 2020

2020 has been a year of information overload. To help the Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) community navigate these staggering statistics, we’ve developed a round-up of the 20 most read articles and stories about CMT on cmtrf.org during 2020. You were most interested in three key areas: 1) stories from the CMT community, 2) the latest in research development and discovery and 3) understanding CMT and specifics about the disease.

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Thank You for Giving Me More Than Hope

Thank You for Giving Me More Than Hope

This year has brought great momentum in the fight against CMT. At the CMT Research Foundation, we are hearing from scientists that it feels like something special is in the air. Conferences and journals are full of new discoveries, fundamental problems in CMT are being solved, new genes are being discovered, and new drugs are being developed. Read more about the progress.

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One Million Steps to the Holidays for CMT

By: Gary Donaldson, community manager, CMT Research Foundation As I approach my one-year anniversary as the community manager for the CMT Research Foundation, I’ve thought a lot about how I should mark this occasion. I decided the best way to celebrate is by facing...

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How We Get from Today to Approved CMT Treatments: An Interview with FDA Director Dr. Peter Marks

How We Get from Today to Approved CMT Treatments: An Interview with FDA Director Dr. Peter Marks

The CMT Research Foundation is asking and answering the most pressing questions patients have about the need for treatments and cures. In episode 3, CMT Research Foundation CEO Susan Ruediger interviews the FDA’s Dr. Peter Marks to discuss gene therapies as a potential treatment option for CMT, what the approval process looks like and how patients can expedite it.

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Curcumin and CMT: What You Need to Know

“Should I be taking curcumin supplements or eating more turmeric?” Many people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) have been asking this question after researchers recently published a paper about curcumin and CMT in the journal Free Radical Biology and Medicine. The CMT Research Foundation’s chief scientific officer explores the findings and what it means for people with CMT.

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