Muscular Dystrophy

Supreme Court rejects gene patents

2013-06-14 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...

Doctors: Supreme Court BRCA gene patent ruling benefits patients

2013-06-13 16:46:00

When Dr. Wayne Grody heard that the Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Myriad Genetics could not patent two genes linked to breast cancer, the UCLA medical geneticist was minutes from giving a well-worn speech on the years-old case to a room full of...

Pooling resources to keep everyone safe in the water

2013-06-08 00:00:00

Jerry Huang left his wheelchair at the side of the pool before gliding through more than 400 meters of water at this year's Coast 2 Coast Swim Challenge. From beginners to experts, people of all abilities swam laps to raise money for free swimming lessons...

Jonathan Evison on hitting bottom and becoming a writer [video]

2013-04-24 12:24:00

Bestselling novelist Jonathan Evison dropped by our video booth at the L.A. Times Festival of Books to talk with L.A. Times columnist Robin Abcarian about "The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving," his novel that has just been released in paperback.� The...

TV review: Jim Jefferies is smart and irritating in 'Legit' on FX

2013-01-17 07:00:00

Australian comic Jim Jefferies, who worked for years out of England and is known in the U.S. for some HBO comedy specials and whatever else winds up on YouTube, is now the star of his own American situation comedy, "Legit," in which he plays Australian...

Give her this day her daily date

2012-12-08 00:00:00

After a breakup with a film and television editor, I decided that 2012 would be about being proactive and pushing myself out of my comfort zone. I would attempt to go on 365 dates during a 12-month period — some of which would, I hoped, be amorous...

Wendell Garrett dies at 83; 'Antiques Roadshow' appraiser

2012-11-27 00:00:00

Wendell D. Garrett, a historian and authority on American decorative arts who was widely known for his appearances as an appraiser on the long-running PBS series "Antiques Roadshow," has died. He was 83. Garrett died Nov. 14 of natural causes at a...

Year in Review: Robert Lloyd's top new TV for 2011

2011-12-16 16:35:50

YouTube: Father shoots daughter's laptop -- and he'd do it again

2012-02-13 21:39:04

Jerry Lewis to premiere 'Nutty Professor' musical in Nashville

2012-04-04 16:33:33

TCA 2011: Jerry Lewis reveals a method to his madness

2011-07-29 16:36:28

Jerry Lewis ousted from MDA telethon -- and comics are outraged

2011-08-04 21:37:15

Broward Sheriff Scott Israel (center) and Fire Rescue Chief Tony Stravino (right) kick-off the week-long Fill The Boot fundraising drive to find a cure for Muscular Dystrophy

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Firefighter/paramedic Ruben Mercado with the Burbank Fire Department smiles as he hands off a free ice cream cone as a donation is being placed in the bag at Haagen-Dazs in the Burbank Town Center on Tuesday, February 5, 2013.

2013-02-05 00:00:00

ABATE holds its annual motorcycle ride today to raise money and awareness for the fight against muscular dystrophy.

2012-09-02 05:35:00