A rare and fatal form of muscular dystrophy has long posed a devastating diagnosis for children, primarily affecting boys.

A 46-year-old woman with type 1 myotonic dystrophy (DM1) presented to the emergency department with dyspnea and palpitations.

DMD treatment SAT-3247 was safe and well-tolerated, and showed signs of increasing muscle strength in five adults, Satellos ...

Duchenne muscular ... dystrophy. It is a progressive genetic disorder that primarily affects boys, leading to gradual muscle degeneration and loss of motor function. In addition to physical ...

Chronic muscle inflammation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is driven by both infiltrating and resident macrophages, the latter stimulated by CSF-1 produced by fibro/adipogenic progenitors.

A new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggests that currently available therapies may help control chronic muscle inflammation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD ...

after being awarded a £1m grant from LifeArc and Muscular Dystrophy UK. CMD encompasses a group of inherited muscle diseases that are usually present at birth or early infancy. Symptoms vary ...

is a type of muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that weakens and damages muscles. It can worsen with age. However, its symptoms are less severe than those of Duchenne muscular dystrophy ...

Newborns in Minnesota can now be screened for Duchenne muscular dystrophy ... can make symptoms and muscle breakdown less severe. A new gene therapy shows positive signs of slowing the disease's ...

About Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy DMD is a progressive neuromuscular ... 4, 5-7 The disease primarily affects boys, with symptoms usually first seen between two and five years of age.

A new discovery about how tiny protein clusters form in cells could pave the way for treatments for Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD ... and trigger disease symptoms, scientists hope ...

The study uncovers the molecular 'rules' driving the arrangement of emerin into nanoclusters and the mechanisms leading to their defective assembly in people with muscular dystrophy. A new ...