KUTV — A hike to the top ofAngels Landing in Zion National Park was an extraordinary trek for a group of people, but particularly for 29-year-old Shue S. Vang. Vang has muscular dystrophy, which is a ...

This announcement follows a bipartisan letter that Senator Collins and a group of nine members of Congress sent last month to ...

Muscular dystrophy is a set of genetic diseases that cause muscles to become progressively weaker. Many forms of the disease ...

The US HHS has added Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to newborn screening, citing benefits of early detection and access to FDA-approved treatments.

HHS has announced the addition of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to the Recommended Uniform ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapy for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in children from age 4 through 5 years of age. Pediatric patients who ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also ...

Grants include research funding in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), Duchenne muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), mitochondrial ...

Nov. 13 -- THURSDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report that a drug used to treat pneumonia might serve as an effective treatment against a type of muscular dystrophy. They tested the drug ...

Webinar to be held Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET –SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.

Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders that involve a progressive loss of muscle mass and consequent loss of strength. In general, the condition is caused by genetic variations that interfere with ...