by Kevin Dooley, MD | Jun 10, 2020 | News and Information
JOIN US! On June 13, you can support the cause of inclusion body myositis by biking, walking, running, swimming, or riding in your own town or city. The Million Dollar Bike Ride has become a virtual event this year. Although it is unfortunate that Team Cure IBM cannot... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Apr 14, 2020 | News and Information
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Team Cure IBM will not be able to ride our bikes in Philadelphia this summer. However, although the University of Pennsylvania, the sponsor of the Million Dollar Bike Ride (MDBR), has cancelled the ride, the MDBR will still continue as... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Mar 19, 2020 | News and Information
AAVogen, an early-stage biotech company, is developing a new treatment for inclusion body myositis (IBM). AVGN7 is a novel gene therapy treatment that is designed to treat IBM and other muscle wasting conditions. AAVogen has raised $2.3 million to date, mostly from... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Feb 5, 2020 | News and Information
The 2019 Million Dollar Bike Ride grant of $102,340 for inclusion body myositis (IBM) research has been awarded to Dr. Steven A. Greenberg of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Greenberg will study, “Development of a Chemokine Targeted... 
by Kevin Dooley, MD | Jan 29, 2020 | News and Information
A recently published study finds that the Inclusion Body Myositis Functional Rating Scale (IBMFRS) does not correlate as well as expected with measures of grip strength and finger flexor strength. This suggests that the IBMFRS could be improved to more accurately... 