Posters presented at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical & Scientific Conference highlight the complex care ...

We report on a preterm neonate of 30 weeks gestational age who presented with marked muscular hypotonia and severe respiratory failure at birth and was diagnosed with congenital myotonic dystrophy.

The comedian, who died Tuesday at 67, was dealing with "a very specific, rare genetic disorder," cardiologist Dr. Jennifer Haythe tells PEOPLE Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy and a condition that severely ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a genetic disorder, shares overlapping features with chronic kidney disease, including progressive muscle wasting, whole-body insulin resistance and impaired energy ...

Spain’s ARTHEx Biotech has developed a dual-mechanism approach to treating the most common adult-onset muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy type 1, setting it apart in a burgeoning blockbuster ...

Patients with myotonic dystrophy have smaller hearts, and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures and pulse rates. They have impaired autonomic reflexes, measured by orthostatic, Valsalva ...

Mar. 5, 2025 — Researchers combined advanced imaging techniques and theoretical physics to observe and explain how nanoclusters of the protein emerin form inside living cells. The study uncovers ...

Researchers focused on Myotonic Dystrophy 1 heart problems are testing a novel approach to restore normal function.