The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) has selected Lily Sander from Charlotte, North Carolina, as its 2025 MDA National Ambassador. Sander joins MDA National Ambassador Ira Walker from Fort ...

The FDA has granted fast track designation to DYNE-101, a therapy for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) now in testing in a ...

We are pleased to announce that our applications for the higher dose regimen of nusinersen are now under review in the US and Europe,” said Stephanie Fradette, Pharm.D., Head of the Neuromuscular ...

The symptoms of myotonic dystrophy may be obvious from birth or they can develop later -- during the teenage or adult years. Like other forms of muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy leads to ...

Some types of muscular dystrophy typically affect only males; some people with MD enjoy a normal life span with mild symptoms that progress very slowly; others experience swift and severe muscle ...

Early onset IBD activity correlates with higher psychiatric ... From this database, the researchers identified all adult patients newly diagnosed with IBD and who had documented IBD-specific ...

Jeffrey Donald Carcic, age 62, passed away due to complications of Adult-Onset Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy late in the evening on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. He was born on February 13, 1962 ...

In the case of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, muscle deterioration is progressive and young adults lose the ability to walk and normal use of their arms and hands. “You go from being a good athlete ...

Six in 10 adults put the early signs of dementia down to old age rather than the condition itself, with common symptoms like misplacing items and needing help with everyday tasks getting mixed up.

A Phase 3 clinical trial investigating Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, did not achieve its primary endpoint, according to findings ...

Symptoms in elderly and immunocompromised individuals For older adults or those with weakened immune systems, HMPV infections can exacerbate pre-existing conditions such as asthma, chronic ...