Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual disability. DMD is an inherited (passed down) disorder. The condition is ...

Having found that in biomedical research, the Bird Rock resident and scientist at La Jolla’s Sanford Burnham Prebys has ...

Rare Disease Day. A Lancaster County mother and father are sharing their story in hopes of raising awareness of the uncommon genetic disorder their child is facing. Sign up for our Newsletters There's ...

A comprehensive care approach can help people with ambulatory DMD maximize function and retain the ability to walk for as ...

Francisco and Emerald Vargas say their homebound sons dream of seeing the world outside of doctor’s visits and school.

In male patients with DMD, treatment with deramiocel reduced upper limb function deterioration compared with placebo. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Priority Review to the ...

MDH says early identification and treatment is key to slowing the progression of symptoms as well as extending and improving ...

If you’re living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), planning ahead can help support the success of future education, employment, and housing efforts. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a ...

The two brothers have Duchenne muscular dystrophy — a rare, inherited muscle-wasting disorder that has no cure. "Caleb stopped walking in December of '23, so a little over a year ago.

Adult men with DMD have over twice the fracture risk compared to non-DMD counterparts, with corticosteroids increasing this risk further. Bone health monitoring is inadequate, with less than half ...

The Minnesota Department of Health tests for over 60 different disorders during a newborn screening, and now, two more ...

DMD is an inherited (passed down) disorder. The condition is linked to the X-chromosome, which means DMD mostly affects people assigned male at birth. DMD affects approximately one in 3,600 male ...