An 8-year-old northern Minnesota boy is one of the first in the country to receive a specific type of gene therapy treatment.

Dec. 16, 2024 — A novel drug holds promise for treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder that causes severe muscle degeneration. Researchers have discovered that an ...

A PhD student with limb girdle muscular dystrophy will be the official race starter for this year's Oxford 10k.

An inspirational Stirling schoolboy has been hailed for his bravery in battling a rare lifelong condition. Children and staff at St Margaret’s Primary, in Cowie, have been rallying round P7 ...

Pupils and staff visibly showed their support on the day by ‘going orange’, the brand colour of charity Muscular Dystrophy UK (MDUK) as part of a fundraising effort. Somhairle’s dad Gerry ...

For millions of people, losing muscle isn't just about weakness; it's about losing independence. Whether caused by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, aging or other degenerative conditions, muscle loss can ...

Speakers from the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) highlighted 75 years of progress in understanding and treating ...

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A disparity in UK access to a medicine for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has been addressed, after Scotland gave a green light to use of PTC Therapeutics' Translarna for the first time.

RECENTLY, the Muscular Dystrophy UK President’s Awards took place in association with Airnow Technology and hosted by the charity’s President – sports anchor, podcaster and author, Gabby Logan MBE.

Researchers from Edgewise Therapeutics Inc. have previously developed and characterized a novel bmx mouse model of Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), which harbors a deletion of murine Dystrophin exons ...

The beginning to the year has been eventful in the Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) space ... Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Japan), the market for DMD treatments is expected to rise from sales ...