The US HHS has added Duchenne muscular dystrophy and metachromatic leukodystrophy to newborn screening, citing benefits of early detection and access to FDA-approved treatments.

This announcement follows a bipartisan letter that Senator Collins and a group of nine members of Congress sent last month to ...

I don’t want to be stuck in a box,” says a Tauranga woman suffering from a hereditary muscular disorder. “Stuck in a box” is ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.

Webinar to be held Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. ET –SAN DIEGO, Dec. 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.

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 ...

Grants include research funding in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), Duchenne muscular ...

Bone Health Specialist “Bone health is very important, because many people with muscular dystrophies are at risk of falling,” says Lauren Elman, MD, director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association ...

Muscular dystrophy is a type of disease that causes the muscles in your body to lose strength and mass. As your muscles become weaker over time, it may be hard for you to do normal activities.

In November 2025, Epicrispr Biotechnologies Inc. announced a clinical trial is to learn how safe and tolerable EPI-321 is and ...

In the spirit of the holidays, we're looking back on the time the Grateful Dead played a surprise set for kids with muscular dystrophy.