World Community Grid - You Can Help Researchers Find a Cure for Muscular Dystrophy!

Your donated computer cycle time can now help find a cure for neuromuscular diseases! Phase 2 of the Help Cure Muscular Dystrophy project extends the research conducted in Phase 1 to include 2,280 proteins that are believed to play a role in neuromuscular diseases, a group of chronic diseases with no cure. The original results from Phase 1 formed a database for molecular and biological researchers to use, and created a more robust mathematical modeling system. The expanded project will continue to analyze and document the function and interactions of proteins involved in muscular dystrophy. With this vital knowledge, scientists will be able to develop innovative therapies that will lead to treatments for the vast majority of neuromuscular diseases.