Johnny Quintana’s life changed at the age of 19 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called ...

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

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

The FDA has granted fast track designation to DYNE-101, a therapy for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) now in testing in a ...

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

According to the scientists of the National Research University "BelSU", the obtained results allow us to conclude that the investigated drug provides a pronounced expression of the dysferlin gene and ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit ... such as managing behaviors and adult care. Additionally, leading into the meeting on January ...

When Archie Naughton was two, he had meningitis, pneumonia and septicaemia, and nearly died. 'He didn't, thank God, but he was left with this kind of a limp, and he was having occupational therapy and ...

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 ...

Muscular dystrophy can appear in infancy up to middle age or later, and its form and severity are determined in part by the age at which it occurs. Some types of muscular dystrophy typically ...

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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 ...