Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease in which muscle cells fail to produce a protein called dystrophin. Unlike some other forms of muscular dystrophy, in Duchenne there is a complete ...

Werner is CEO of Alltrna and CEO-partner at Flagship Pioneering. Duchenne muscular dystrophy has seen more progress in the past 15 months (give or take) than in the last couple of decades combined. In ...

Find out if it’s time to ask about your child’s symptoms — and if they could be a sign of Duchenne. Duchenne muscular dystrophy — sometimes referred to simply as Duchenne — is a genetic disorder that ...

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 ...

"My medicine is making me stronger," 7-year-old Hudson Sanford says after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...

Capricor Therapeutics said Wednesday that its cell therapy significantly improved muscle and heart function in patients with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Today, the world stands at a crossroads in genetic medicine ...

Managing osteoporosis and bone health in Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs in a high-risk environment for fractures due to disease-related loss of muscle and movement, adverse effects of ...

More than 30 types of muscular dystrophy have been identified. They all cause problems with movement due to muscle protein defects caused by genetic mutations. Muscular dystrophy is a group of ...

When Elie and Nancy Eid founded Save Our Sons Duchenne Foundation in 2008 after their first-born son Emilio was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, they could never have imagined how ...

The purpose of this report is to re-evaluate such a therapeutic program in muscular dystrophy when the drugs are used singly, in combination and with or without exercise. Objective serial measurements ...

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that weakens and damages muscles. It can worsen with age. However, its symptoms are less severe than those of ...