Sonothera is developing a new way to deliver genes into cells that, if borne out, could have a big impact on muscular dystrophy and other diseases.

A Northwestern Medicine study has uncovered how chronic defects in muscle membrane repair can fuel harmful inflammation. The ...

Dystrophy is any condition in which a part of the body weakens or wastes away. In muscular dystrophy, the weakness is in the muscles. An inherited genetic mistake prevents the body from making a ...

The fourth annual event is returning to Legacy Park in Ada, continuing efforts to help Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy's fight to End Duchenne's.

For Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies, muscle biopsy may show whether dystrophin, a muscle protein, is missing or abnormal, and DNA testing is used to analyze the condition of the related gene.

SK pharmteco today announced details of its ongoing strategic manufacturing partnership with Genethon, a France-based pioneering nonprofit research and development organization dedicated to gene ...

Richard Douglas has a rare genetic condition and says finding somewhere to take a break in Northern Ireland has proved ...

Researchers at the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine have identified a potential pathway that could protect cardiac function in people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a progressive and ...

The muscular dystrophies represent disorders of progressive muscular degeneration and weakness. As a group, they exhibit clinical heterogeneity that reflects diverse molecular mechanisms responsible ...

The muscular dystrophies are commonly associated with cardiovascular complications, including cardiomyopathy and cardiac arrhythmias. These complications are caused by intrinsic defects in ...

One Joburg runner is inspired by a childhood friendship, another by her grandmother, as they race to raise funds and ...

Priority Review granted; PDUFA target action date set for January 21, 2027 -- Submission for Accelerated Approval based on dystrophin as a ...