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 ...

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 ...

Muscular dystrophies represent a group of inherited primary diseases of muscle, characterized by muscle fiber degeneration and muscle weakness. Classification of these conditions has traditionally ...

Cellular therapy offers promise for patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing muscle loss, physical impairments. Cellular therapy offers promise for patients ...

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 ...

Pratteln, Switzerland, May 06, 2020 – Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) announces the signing of two agreements with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey as part of its program to advance ...

J.J. Watt is at it again, bringing smiles to Houston Texans fans, including one in particular. Mark Gonzalez, Texans fan and teen with muscular dystrophy, got an invitation to training camp from the ...

A 28-year-old from Hull is planning to run the Manchester Marathon for a cause close to his heart. Nathan Benham is raising funds for Muscular Dystrophy UK. For over 60 years, the charity has built a ...

A clinical trial at UC Davis Health and six other sites showed that a cellular therapy offers promise for patients with late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disorder causing ...

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 ...

California: A recent clinical trial led by the University of California has shown that cellular therapy is safe and effective in stopping the deterioration of upper limb and heart functions in ...