Boosting the activity of a vitamin-sensitive cell adhesion pathway has the potential to counteract the muscle degeneration and reduced mobility caused by muscular dystrophies, according to a research team led by scientists at the University of Maine. The discovery, published in the open access journal PLOS Biology, is particularly important for congenital muscular dystrophies, which read more UMaine Researcher Finds Vitamin-Based Treatment Could Counter Muscular Dystrophy Symptoms