Demystifying a genetic disease of the heart muscle
Affecting 1 in 500 people, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a condition in which the walls of the left ventricle, the heart's main pumping chamber, become abnormally thick. "HCM is one of the primary ...
A mom's sudden pain was a deadly heart condition. An ultrasound on an iPhone helped save her life.
Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...
The American Journal of Managed Care3d
For Neuromuscular Disease Community, an Era of Opportunities and Threats
Robert Califf, MD, former commissioner of the FDA, delivered a keynote address at the 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association ...
The Lancet3h
Uncontrolled CAG expansion in neurons susceptible to Huntington's disease
Huntington's disease is a rare genetic, autosomal dominant, neurodegenerative disease, caused by CAG repeat expansions in the HTT gene, that is polymorphic on the healthy allele and contains more than ...
Nature6d
Connective tissue diseases articles from across Nature Portfolio
Connective tissue diseases are a heterogeneous group of autoimmune disorders that affect any of the body's connective tissues. These disorders can be inherited or acquired, and can present with a ...