Agamree, an approved steroid treatment for Duchenne MD, will be sold in Turkey by GEN, per an agreement with Santhera.

A protein called MYOD has long been known to be able to turn on genes, but a recent study has found that it also can turn off ...

Enrollment is now ongoing in a first-in-human clinical trial testing EPI-321, a therapy designed to target the underlying ...

Columnist Shalom Lin and his partner, Amanda — both disabled artists — find that their challenges are exactly what can drive ...

The FDA has granted breakthrough therapy designation to DYNE-251 for the treatment of DMD in patients amenable to exon 51 ...

Doctors can use several tests to diagnose muscular dystrophy (MD). A correct diagnosis gives patients an understanding of how their disease is likely to progress. It also helps doctors do a better job ...

Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness and loss. There are more than 30 types of muscular dystrophy, all with different causes and symptoms.

In both good times and bad, the importance of human connection cannot be understated, columnist Patrick Moeschen writes.

Exon skipping is a treatment for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy that may make the effects of the genetic disease less severe.

Read about how to choose, prepare and maintain a diet that best ensures people with muscular dystrophy meet their nutritional needs.

Living with muscular dystrophy can be challenging, and there are considerations that must be taken into account on a day-to-basis and in certain situations to help patients manage the disease. Many ...