SAN ANTONIO – Nine-year-old Gaven is like most kids his age, with two exceptions. He has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that causes muscle weakness and may cause him to need a ...

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — A New Braunfels 9-year-old who has been diagnosed with a terminal disease is traveling through 30 states in 10 days with a biker group to follow his passion which are ...

MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Nine-year-old Will Leko loves Pokémon, swimming and video games. His favorite titles include Yoshi’s Crafted World and Super Mario Odyssey. But Will is also living with something ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual disability. DMD is an inherited (passed down) disorder. The condition is linked ...

In his first years, Carter Sommers was not reaching his developmental milestones. A number of factors could have been to blame. For starters, his mother Kristen Sommers said, he was the first boy born ...

Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy are similar conditions caused by mutations in the same gene. However, Duchenne muscular dystrophy begins to cause symptoms at an earlier age, is more severe, and ...

A person may inherit the genetic changes responsible for muscular dystrophy. These genetic changes can also occur due to spontaneous genetic mutations. In either case, the disease is not preventable.

FORT LUPTON, Colo. (KMGH) — Riley Wise has the coolest ride in town, and now he wants to make sure other kids have one too. This past Halloween, Riley and his father designed a Little Red Wagon ...