Dystrophin's isoforms are thought to contribute variably to neuropsychiatric disorders, behavioral disorders, and ...

Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the ...

Timing of the surgery varies and may be dictated by the underlying disorder. In the presence of muscular dystrophy, for example, we consider surgical intervention once the child is wheelchair-bound, ...

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

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

gstt.sthames.nhs.uk Although bladder function is thought to be unaffected in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, 46/88 boys interviewed had urinary problems. Nine underwent video urodynamics, showing in ...

Country music star Alan Jackson said during a Milwaukee concert he'd performed his final road show, a few years after ...

A new paper published in Gene Therapy raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), after the treatment failed to show significant benefit ...

Health Secretary Neil Gray has been furiously condemned for failing to ensure access to a new muscular dystrophy drug for desperate children. About 30 boys with a rare form of the killer disease ...

Susana Moreira, suffering from degenerative muscular dystrophy, has become the face of Chile's euthanasia debate. A bill allowing euthanasia and assisted suicide for adults with terminal or ...

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 ...