The FDA has granted fast track designation to DYNE-101, a therapy for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) now in testing in a ...
A pilot study in 19 LGMD patients and one with Becker MD found low-dose prednisone helped lower markers of muscle damage and ...
DYNE-101 eased myotonia and led to other functional improvements for people with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) in a ...
Columnist Patrick Moeschen was given an incorrect diagnosis of Becker muscular dystrophy, years before learning he actually ...
GIVI-MPC, a stem cell therapy for certain types of muscular dystrophy, has been granted orphan drug status for treating ...
An accident and a malfunction render both of columnist Betty Vertin's accessible vans useless, leaving the family without transportation.
A gene-editing therapy designed to correct a defect in the DYSF gene — one that’s associated with a form of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, or LGMD — was found to restore dysferlin protein levels and ...
Many times over the years since the 1989 car crash that nearly killed me, I’ve been asked if I had any near-death or out-of-body experiences while I hung between life and death. I always try to ...
Columnist Betty Vertin woke up Christmas Eve scared and anxious at the thought that her youngest son with DMD would soon be unable to walk.