A University of Kansas student earned the title of Miss Wheelchair Kansas 2025 this month during the organization’s 20th ...

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

The mum of an 11-year-old boy who is waiting to find out if he can access a new drug to treat his Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) said her son talked about his fear of death. Harry, from Corby ...

The name comes from a combination from Greek words meaning “water” and “head.” “Congenital” means a person is born with it. The liquid that builds up isn’t water. It’s ...

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 ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy causes progressive muscle degeneration and weakness, but physical exercise should still be part of a comprehensive treatment strategy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD ...

The remaining 46 patients were divided into three groups: Group 1 (multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification–negative Duchenne muscular dystrophy) with three patients (6.5%), Group 2 (various ...

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.