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In a serendipitous turn of events, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center literally stumbled upon a valuable discovery during another experiment—creating a small molecule that stimulates nerve stem cells to begin maturing into nerve cells.
Why is this discovery important to people with CMT? This finding might someday allow a person's own nerve stem cells to be grown outside the body, stimulated into maturity, and then re-implanted as working nerve cells to treat various diseases, the researchers said.

We all know that fruits and vegetables contain essential vitamins, minerals and fiber that are key to good health. But here’s one more reason to stock up on fruits and vegetables: These healthy foods actually help preserve muscle mass in older adults, which is crucial for people suffering CMT.

Recently on our forums, an HNF member wrote, seeking help for his struggle with his handwriting due to neuropathy-related weakness:  “My handwriting has become very slow. My thumb muscles are weak and I am having difficulty writing. Are there any products out there to improve my writing?”

In our search, we found the incredible PenAgain which makes ergonomically designed pens and pencils with rubber gripping forked finger indentation for comfort. In addition to helping reduce stress on fingers, the writing utensils also help with writers’ cramp by supporting the fingers comfortably.