The life takes
muscle podcast
Listen to a focused discussion on muscle in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) with host Diana Castro, MD, and fellow SMA experts. We'll discuss current unmet needs, impacts of progressive muscle weakness, myostatin as a potential target in SMA, and more.
Meet your host
Dr Diana Castro, a neurologist from the Neurology & Neuromuscular Care Center and Neurology Rare Disease Center in Denton, Texas, hosts the Life Takes Muscle podcast series. Dr Castro and her guests will explore the unmet needs in SMA and the future of SMA treatments.
Latest episodes
Jena Krueger, MD
Leslie Cortes, PhD
Adam Fogel, PhD
episode 3 | DECEMBER 5, 2024
MYOSTATIN REVIEW WITH JENA KRUEGER, MD, LESLIE CORTES, PhD, AND ADAM FOGEL, PhD
In this episode
New research approaches in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) are now targeting muscle. In this episode, host Diana Castro, MD, discusses myostatin—a new potential target in SMA. She is joined by Jena Krueger, MD, a pediatric neurologist, and Leslie Cortes, PhD, and Adam Fogel, PhD, researchers from Scholar Rock, to talk about what myostatin is, why it matters in muscle, and why it’s such an important focus for future developments in SMA.
Jacqueline Montes, PT, EdD
Ralph Rodriguez-Torres, PT, DPT
episode 2 | SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
THE ROLE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY WITH JACQUELINE MONTES, PT, EdD AND RALPH RODRIGUEZ-TORRES, PT, DPT
In this episode
In this episode, host Diana Castro, MD, of the Neurology & Neuromuscular Care Center, discusses the role of physical therapists in the care of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). She is joined by Jacqueline Montes and Ralph Rodriguez-Torres, physical therapists and colleagues at Columbia University, for their perspectives on how progressive muscle weakness impacts people living with SMA.
Jackie Glascock, PhD
episode 1 | JUNE 3, 2024
THE UNMET NEED IN SMA WITH JACKIE GLASCOCK, PhD
In this episode
In our first episode, host Diana Castro, MD, of the Neurology & Neuromuscular Care Center in Denton, Texas, talks about the current unmet need in SMA from her firsthand experience with SMA patients. Featuring guest Jackie Glascock, PhD, Vice President of Research at Cure SMA.
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