A new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggests that currently available therapies may help control chronic muscle inflammation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a ...

In boys with DMD, executive skills such as self-control begin to lag around age 8, but show signs of partial catch-up by 14, ...

A rare and fatal form of muscular dystrophy has long posed a devastating diagnosis for children, primarily affecting boys. This genetic condition robs them of their ability to walk, breathe and live ...

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These are the year's top 10 most-read muscular dystrophy news stories we published last year, each with a brief description.

Panelists discuss how recent advancements in muscular dystrophy treatment have evolved toward truly disease-modifying therapies using gene replacement, antisense oligonucleotides, and gene transfer ...

Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the deterioration of skeletal muscle in the disease. The use of ...

—Starting cardiac medications, using the proper timing and dosing, to optimize the efficacy of therapies and improve patient outcomes, is key to cardiac care for patients with Duchenne muscular ...