MPs and peers have accused the NHS of failing people with muscular dystrophy after an inquiry uncovered a postcode lottery in life expectancy and access to provision, and uncertain funding for ...

The family of a boy with a severe degenerative muscle disease has urged their local hospital to prescribe a drug that could help slow down the progress of the condition. Six-year-old Jack was ...

Muscular dystrophy is a disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. The muscles of muscular dystrophy patients weaken and atrophy over time. Heart and breathing muscles may also eventually be ...

Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited conditions that lead to progressive weakening of voluntary muscles and, in some cases, impact the heart and other organs. There are nine major types of ...

12-year-old Deklan Locke, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, uses a power wheelchair and raises awareness about the disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Department of Health on Friday announced that it will add Duchenne muscular dystrophy to the list of conditions for which Minnesota newborns are typically screened. DMD is ...

Services for people with muscular dystrophy are so poor they "compromise patient survival" according to MPs. Sulaiman Khan is 24 years old, lives in Essex and loves anything with John Cleese in it. He ...

Jon Whitmer likes to laugh and is quick with a joke. When people ask how he's doing, he often says, "I'm doing pretty good for a guy who's been dead for 22 years." The remark refers to the fact that ...

StitchR, a new gene therapy technique, delivers large genes in two parts to treat muscular dystrophies by restoring critical proteins in animal models. Gene therapy can effectively treat various ...