Investigators based in Italy recently assessed the impacts of swallowing difficulties in a cohort of patients with DMD who presented to a single hospital with respiratory issues. The Swallowing ...

When many people think of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), they probably think about the long-running telethon made famous by comedian Jerry Lewis. For decades, the telethon took over the ...

Muscular Dystrophy Association announces more than $2.7 Million for research grants for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) Duchenne muscular dystrophy, ...

Muscle tissue damage appears when muscular dystrophy is induced in a mouse model (middle). But when researchers block the function of two genes that drive unwanted mitochondrial pore formation (right) ...

In research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, investigators have developed a brief, reliable, and valid ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of ...

A new paper published in Gene Therapy raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), after the treatment failed to show significant benefit in a ...

Students are working to spread awareness and raise money to fund research for neuromuscular diseases through the Muscular Dystrophy Society at UCLA. Muscular dystrophies are rare muscle disorders that ...

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

The East Stroudsburg University campus community is rallying behind a student’s effort to raise funding for muscular dystrophy that was inspired by her bond with a 9-year-old boy battling the ...

New York, Dec. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced more than $2.7 million in new research grants to advance groundbreaking discoveries across multiple ...

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