Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an incurable genetic condition which causes the muscles to slowly stop working. Most ...

Twins George and Isaac Naughton are looking to the kindness of strangers to help them travel to the US for pioneering ...

Diseases of the muscles are numerous. Sadly, most of them are distressing, and in some cases life-threatening. Muscles literally hold our bodies together. They also move and support our organs.

There are two types of myotonic muscular dystrophy, described as type 1 (DM 1) and type 2 (DM 2). DM 1 is also called Steinert’s disease. Myotonic muscular dystrophy causes weakness of the skeletal ...

Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that make muscles weaker and less flexible over time. It is caused by a problem in the genes that control how the body keeps muscles healthy. For some ...

From imaging innovations to new treatment approvals, 2024 brought advancements in Duchenne muscular dystrophy care and ...

The campaign has already raised more than €120,000 for George and Isaac Naughton, so that they can avail of a new treatment ...

Managing stress and limiting caffeine, for example, may be enough to stop the twitching. Muscle twitching alone does not necessarily indicate a disease. Other symptoms that something more serious may ...

Infectious or chronic diseases such as long COVID, Alzheimer’s disease and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in ...

as well as related muscle diseases. Altogether, the funding totals more than $5 million across 21 grants, according to a press release from the nonprofit. “The Muscular Dystrophy Association is proud ...