The most commonly diagnosed form of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne is a genetic disease that affects mostly boys and causes progressive muscle weakness over time. Its early physical signs tend to be ...

Muscular dystrophy is a type of disease that causes the muscles in your body to lose strength and mass. As your muscles become weaker over time, it may be hard for you to do normal activities.

Eleven-year-old Brendan McMahon of Chicago was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy when he was six. In a very cool move, DePaul men's basketball has signed him to a National Letter of Intent ...

A recent clinical trial has shown that cellular therapy is safe and effective in stopping the deterioration of upper limb and heart functions in patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A ...

Navigating school and work with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) requires the right support. Learn how to secure ...

An experimental RNA therapy from Avidity Biosciences has early clinical trial results showing it reduced by half the expression of a gene at the root of a rare, inherited form of muscular dystrophy ...

HAMMOND, Ind. (WLS) -- The men's soccer team at Purdue University Northwest has recently added its newest and youngest member, 9-year-old Jackson Clark. The school set up a special signing ceremony ...

NOVATO, Calif. and OXFORD, England, July 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) and Summit Corporation plc (AIM: SUMM ...

In an awesome display of support, DePaul has signed an 11-year-old with muscular dystophy to a National Letter of Intent for the 2014-15 season. Brandon McMahon was diagnosed with Duchenne muscular ...