An Indiana mother and son are sharing an incredible bond ahead of Mother's Day after they both underwent the same life-changing surgery. "I've gotten a lot of my range of motion back," said Daniel ...

When Hansell Stedman was growing up, his brother's debilitating hereditary illness -- muscular dystrophy -- seemed so far from a cure that Stedman never believed he would research it. Now, as this ...

Most patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) develop scoliosis, which can compromise sitting posture and respiratory function. There is controversy as to whether and when scoliosis should be ...

A new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) shows promise of not only arresting the decline of the muscles of those affected by this inherited genetic disease, but perhaps, in ...

New treatments and gene-based therapies are changing the outlook for those living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a rare genetic condition that causes muscles to weaken over time, allowing them to ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual disability. DMD is an inherited (passed down) disorder. The condition is linked ...

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases that cause your muscles to progressively weaken and degenerate. There are several types of MD, each with its own symptoms, but they all involve ...

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

Genetic testing can confirm a muscular dystrophy (MD) diagnosis when symptoms and other tests already suggest MD. It also identifies specific gene mutations that can guide targeted treatment. Genetic ...

Doctors at a Delhi-NCR hospital have treated what the hospital claimed could be the world's first reported case of testicular torsion in an adolescent suffering from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), ...

Muscular dystrophy is a group of more than 30 inherited conditions that cause progressive muscle weakness and loss. Some forms of muscular dystrophy are diagnosed in infancy or childhood, while the ...