For decades, there has been no cure and few treatment options.

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—From being careful of small rugs in the house to adding a handrail to the stairs to the garage—these are just a few examples of what Dr. Alexandra Bonner, pediatric neurologist at Cleveland Clinic, ...

The Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation is offering a $2,000 scholarship for Indiana residents with muscular dystrophy. Apply through June 1, 2026.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The National Institutes of Health invests more than $1 billion in Ohio medical research every year, supporting work that fuels breakthroughs in cancer, gene therapy, rare diseases, ...

A 15-year-old boy's efforts have been successful after the FDA approved a drug that could help him manage his muscular dystrophy. A 15-year-old boy's efforts have been successful after the FDA ...

Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of more than 30 conditions, all of which cause progressive muscle weakness and loss. Some muscular dystrophies progress slowly, and people with those conditions ...

Amy Bekier never realized how many times she referred to her life as a reinvention until a short documentary was made about her experiences with muscular dystrophy. The Rancho Bernardo resident went ...

Melanie Sanford was worried that her son, Hudson, wasn’t jumping around as much as other toddlers his age. But his pediatrician reassured her that kids all develop at their own pace, and “he wasn’t ...

This story is republished from STAT, the health and medicine news site that’s a partner to the Globe. Sign up for STAT’s free Morning Rounds newsletter here. Wave Life Sciences’ experimental treatment ...

Analysts homed in on Duchenne muscular dystrophy and myotonic dystrophy type 1 assets during first quarter earnings as major ...