The news comes as the event added to its roster of guests who are participating in the live two-hour telethon October 24, with Garcelle Beauvais, Aloe Blacc, Bryan Cranston, Adam Devine, Fat Joe, Liz ...

Muscular Dystrophies are a group of genetic conditions characterized by muscle weaknesses. They are genetic conditions and have different sub-categories depending on which area of muscle mass is ...

A widely used blood-pressure drug reduced muscle damage in mice with the most common form of muscular dystrophy, researchers report. A team at Johns Hopkins University found the drug losartan seemed ...

Muscular dystrophy affects approximately 1 in 3,500 male births. Though rare in females, there are documented cases. It is usually diagnosed between 3 and 6 years of age and is degenerative, causing ...

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 ...

Modified stem cells from muscular dystrophy patients eased symptoms of the disease in mice, says a small study that raises hopes for treating patients with tissue from their own bodies. The mice ...

The first attempt in humans to correct the muscle defect that is at the heart of muscular dystrophy was a success, researchers reported Saturday. The therapy involves transplanting healthy muscle ...

Jagger Eaton won a bronze medal for skateboarding at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, becoming the first American to win a medal in the sport. But the 20-year-old, who's named after rocker Mick Jagger, ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest U.S. non-profit leading Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy care, research, and advocacy efforts, and ...