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Muscular Dystrophy / Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Overview about muscular dystrophy, a muscle disease characterized by muscle weakness and muscle wasting.

Steroids Slow Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Progression When Consumed Daily

Daily steroid doses for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) mark a significant change in treating the disease. The findings are published in JAMA . University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) neurologist Robert Griggs, MD, and ...

Cellular Therapy Treats Muscular Dystrophy Effectively

Cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss, physical impairments, as per the new clinical trial. The therapy appears to be safe and effective in ...

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Depends on the Timing

The time of day for providing the steroid drug may be important to the effectiveness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments, reports a new study published in the journal Science Advances . Each year, about 20,000 children are diagnosed with ...

New Long-term Approach for Limb-girdle Muscular Dystrophy

A new gene therapy for a rare disorder, known as limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) was developed by experts at Children’s National Hospital. The treatment was safe, and muscle strength, according to the study published in the Journal of ...

Stem Cell Treatment Holds Potential in Muscular Dystrophy

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from Wharton's jelly (WJ), could treat muscular dystrophies, as per the findings published in the STEM CELLS Translational Medicine by doctors at Klara Medical Center (KMC), Czestochowa, Poland. These ...

FDA Approves New Treatment For Rare Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Mutation

For the treatment of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) along with a rare DMD mutation, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the antisense oligonucleotide Casimersen (Amondys 45, Sarepta Therapeutics) injection. ...

Worsening of Heart Function Observed in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients

Acceleration in the decline of heart function in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) was seen due to a mutation in the gene which causes cystic fibrosis, said researchers at UT Southwestern. This research will help doctors to ...

CRISPR, Gene Editing Tool to Find Muscular Dystrophy Treatments

CRISPR-Cas9, the gene editing technology helps better understand facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) and explore potential treatments, found new study. FSHD causes muscle weakness in the face, shoulder blades, and upper arms, and ...

Cheap Drug Is Equally Efficacious in Protecting Heart in Muscular Dystrophy

Cost-effective generic drug is as effective as a more expensive drug in protecting cardiovascular function in boys with DMD, concluded new clinical trial conducted at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Results of this multi-center ...

New Discovery may Lead to Improved Therapies for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Tiny protein, known as sarcospan could play a significant role in combating heart failure associated with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the most common fatal genetic disorder among kids, reports a new study. The findings of the study are ...

Muscle Stem Cells to Treat Muscular Dystrophy

New molecular signaling pathway involving Stat3 and Fam3a proteins that regulates how muscle stem cells decide whether to self-renew or differentiate--an insight that could lead to muscle-boosting therapeutics for muscular dystrophies or age-related ...

New Drug for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Clears Phase 1 Trial

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have less treatments options. Medications available at present or in development targets only a subset of DMD patients with a particular genetic mutation or produce severe side effects. The ...

Home-based Monitoring of Lung Function More Effective for Teens with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Regular monitoring of lung function at home can be more convenient and effective for teens with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases . Heart ...

New 3D Technology Holds Promising Answers for Muscular Dystrophy Patients

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have combined 3D technology with science to discover a stem cell population that could hold promising answers for muscular dystrophy patients in the future. Muscular dystrophy is a condition ...

CRISPR Gene Editing Method to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

In a large animal model, CRISPR genome editing was found to boost the expression of the dystrophin gene to levels that could be therapeutic in humans with Duchenne muscular dystrophy condition. The study represents progress on the road to ...

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