Myotonic dystrophy is a condition that causes thinned muscles, decreased muscle tone, and muscle weakness. Over time, a person may lose their strength and have issues relaxing their muscles. The ...

PHOENIX - We are learning more about the death of comedian Gilbert Gottfried, which was announced on April 12. According to a statement from Gottfried's longtime friend and publicist, Glenn Schwartz, ...

A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1—the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy—provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver disease and ...

This study was carried out on 9 patients with myotonic dystrophy and 8 with slowly progressive nonmyotonic muscular dystrophy admitted to the Neurology Service at Duke University Hospital and the ...

More than 30 types of muscular dystrophy have been identified. They all cause problems with movement due to muscle protein defects caused by genetic mutations. Muscular dystrophy is a group of ...

Tributes poured in for Gilbert Gottfried on Tuesday after news broke that he died in Manhattan. The 67-year-old comedian’s family shared on Twitter that he passed away “after a long illness.” ...