All muscular dystrophies cause muscle weakness, but life expectancy can vary dramatically between types of muscular dystrophy.
"High clinical suspicion is important for this population of patients. Since muscular dystrophy is progressive in nature, monitoring disease progression in these patients is critical for timing ...
Data are scarce regarding the benefits of strength training for muscular dystrophies, for which there are no cures. Strength training to ameliorate the effects of muscular dystrophies (MDs) was found ...
New York, Jan. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In recognition of Rare Disease Day on February 28, the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is sharing powerful community stories throughout the month that ...
The MDA's 75th anniversary conference highlights advancements in gene therapy, precision medicine, and patient-centered care for muscular dystrophy. Discussions focus on equitable access to ...
African Americans with muscular dystrophy die 10 to 12 years younger than their white counterparts, according to research published in the Sept. 14 issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
"While we did see correlations between activity levels and cardiomyopathy progression in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, these correlations were not particularly strong. Our interpretation ...
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 ...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., May 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CureDuchenne, a global nonprofit committed to finding and funding a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, proudly announces the appointment of ...
ARLINGTON (CBSDFW.COM) — Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Director Dr. Robert McMichael, who lives with limb girdle muscular dystrophy, participated in a muscular dystrophy fundraising walk at Globe ...
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), reflects back on the ...
PHOENIX (AZFamily) —As we head toward the new year, the medical advances just keep coming for the muscular dystrophy community. New treatments and therapies are being approved to help families ...
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