The symptoms of myotonic dystrophy may be obvious from birth or they can develop later -- during the teenage or adult years. Like other forms of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy leads to ...

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has selected Lily Sander from Charlotte, North Carolina, as its 2025 MDA National ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common type ... They should see a cardiologist in their late teens or early adult years to check for any problem. Some blood pressure medicines ...

A pilot study in 19 LGMD patients and one with Becker MD found low-dose prednisone helped lower markers of muscle damage and ...

Although often considered to be diseases of childhood, adult forms of muscular dystrophy occur and represent a spectrum of disease. Muscular dystrophies are a genetically heterogeneous group of ...

In the case of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, muscle deterioration is progressive and young adults lose the ability to walk and normal use of their arms and hands. "You go from being a good ...

In the case of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, muscle deterioration is progressive and young adults lose the ability to walk and normal use of their arms and hands. “You go from being a good athlete ...

A man with a muscle-wasting disease is pleased Manitoba is asking a federal agency to reconsider its opposition to a ...

MDA launches 75th Anniversary campaign and premieres new public service announcement (PSA) to mark 75 years of impact in the ...