The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 145 natural-science and health-science journals, chosen based on reputation by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides ...

Dr. Mackey’s project, “ Regenerating healthy human skeletal muscle at single nucleus resolution ,” will create the most detailed molecular map to date of how healthy human muscle repairs itself. The ...

Skeletal muscle is a dynamic and highly adaptable tissue responsible for voluntary movement, posture and metabolic regulation. Its unique architecture, involving myofibres, satellite cells and a ...

Investigators based in Italy recently assessed the impacts of swallowing difficulties in a cohort of patients with DMD who presented to a single hospital with respiratory issues. The Swallowing ...

Muscular Dystrophy Association Marks Rare Disease Day by Spotlighting Community Stories Driving Progress in Research, Care, ...

Students are working to spread awareness and raise money to fund research for neuromuscular diseases through the Muscular Dystrophy Society at UCLA. Muscular dystrophies are rare muscle disorders that ...

New York, Dec. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced more than $2.7 million in new research grants to advance groundbreaking discoveries across multiple ...

New York, NY, March 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) announced two research grants designed to address potential transgene-triggered safety concerns in Duchenne ...

A new paper published in Gene Therapy raises serious concerns about the effectiveness of gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), after the treatment failed to show significant benefit in a ...

If cancer is a disease of overabundance, where cells divide without restraint and tumors grow despite the body's best interests, then degenerative diseases are disorders of deprivation. When ...

When many people think of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), they probably think about the long-running telethon made famous by comedian Jerry Lewis. For decades, the telethon took over the ...