$48.7 billion for NIH, a 1% increase that helps sustain biomedical research critical to rare disease progress. The funding includes positive policy language limiting forward funding of grants and ...

KYOTO--Utilizing genome editing technology, a team of researchers has developed a much more effective treatment for a certain ...

For more than a year, a Wisconsin mother failed to care for her 12-year-old disabled son which led to his death weighing just ...

Muscular Dystrophy Association Marks Rare Disease Day by Spotlighting Community Stories Driving Progress in Research, Care, ...

This quick alphabetical guide will help you feel more confident when talking about muscular dystrophy with your doctor and loved ones. Muscular dystrophy is the name for a group of genetic diseases ...

By Mariam Sunny Jan 26 (Reuters) - Sarepta Therapeutics' gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy slowed disease ...

"High clinical suspicion is important for this population of patients. Since muscular dystrophy is progressive in nature, monitoring disease progression in these patients is critical for timing ...

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 ...

"Muscular dystrophy can take many things from me, but it will not take away my happiness, nor will it take away my faith." ...

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

Disability advocate TaLisha Gryzb is a mother of four living with muscular dystrophy who educates viewers about her ...