I've been blogging for a few years about misophonia, an auditory/neurological disorder that I have advocated for because I and (more importantly) one of my adult children are affected. Recently, at ...

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. This can cause a person to have reduced mobility such as problems walking. BMD can make ...

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of genetic diseases that cause your muscles to progressively weaken and degenerate. There are several types of MD, each with its own symptoms, but they all involve ...

Muscular Dystrophy: Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment: By Anjali Srivastava Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited conditions that cause gradual muscle weakness and loss of muscle mass. It ...

Myotonic muscular dystrophy, which is sometimes called myotonic dystrophy, is a type of muscular dystrophy. There are two types of myotonic muscular dystrophy, described as type 1 (DM 1) and type 2 ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic condition caused by a change, or mutation, in the DMD gene. This gene normally tells the body how to make dystrophin, a protein that helps protect ...

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UCLA Health researchers receive a $1.75M DoD grant to study liver toxicity linked to Elevidys gene therapy for Duchenne ...

FDA clearance expands development of forazapadin into a second degenerative muscle disease with significant unmet medical needFSHD Canada ...

Nyheim Hines, MDA National Spokesperson and former NFL player wears the ‘MDA Strong’ in support of his mother living with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Supporters donating $50 or more to the ...

Grace, an MDA Ambassador from South Carolina, was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease at age 16 after years of searching for answers. Now a high school senior and dual-enrolled college ...