While it’s established that Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) causes a loss of muscle mass and strength, few studies have examined the gastrointestinal issues tied to DMD. Initial fractures are the ...

Your muscles need continuous maintenance to stay strong and healthy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) happens when there is a change in a person's genetic instructions that affects the production of ...

The first gene therapy for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The therapy can be used in 4- and 5-year-olds with the degenerative ...

The muscular dystrophies are commonly associated with cardiovascular complications, including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias. These complications are caused by intrinsic defects in ...

Genethon, a pioneer and leader in gene therapy for rare diseases, unveiled results at the MDA Conference in Orlando confirming the long-term efficacy of its GNT0004 gene therapy in Duchenne muscular ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy has several approved drugs, including a gene therapy that provides children who have the rare, inherited muscle-wasting disease the option of a one-time treatment. But each ...

We hypothesize that Duchenne muscular dystrophy and autism spectrum disorder/pervasive developmental disorder co-occur with a greater than random frequency. In this study, we set out to reject the ...

Friends and family of Sophie Hutchison, who was diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy at 13, will take part in this ...

Longboat Key firefighters “filled the boot” through a fundraising effort for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The Ironman In You project aims to raise awareness on muscular dystrophy It also aims to raise money for members of the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Singapore As of June 25, this project had ...

Brooklyn Nets radio play-by-play voice Chris Carrino Sr. was honored by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with a Curt Gowdy Media Award.

Team Soph’s Mighty Striders tackle Glasgow Kiltwalk to raise £8000 for Muscular Dystrophy UK, honouring Sophie Hutchison and raising LGMD awareness.