Columnist Betty Vertin's track career ended years ago, but she never stopped lifting weights — only now its the emotional weight of Duchenne.

New research shows DMD is marked by abnormalities in muscle development in the womb, supporting the potential of a therapy ...

Columnist Shalom Lim reflects with gratitude on how he's found purpose by supporting other Singaporeans on their own health ...

The FDA updated prescribing information for Elevidys with new safety warnings and limiting its use to DMD patients who can ...

Sarepta said DMD treatments Amondys 45 and Vyondys 53 show 'positive and encouraging trends' even though a trial failed to ...

Agamree is as effective as traditional corticosteroids at preserving walking ability but carries a lower risk of side effects ...

Columnist Robin Stemple and others in the Western Pennsylvania chapter of the FSHD Society raised $85,000 for research toward ...

Dosing has begun in a long-term extension study testing Satellos Bioscience’s experimental oral therapy SAT-3247 in men with DMD.

Doctors can use several tests to diagnose muscular dystrophy (MD). A correct diagnosis gives patients an understanding of how their disease is likely to progress. It also helps doctors do a better job ...

Histone deacetylase inhibitors are a treatment approach designed to work by blocking an enzyme that turns off gene activity. This may ultimately help by slowing muscle loss and disease progression.

Exon skipping is a treatment approach for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) that, while not a cure, may help to make the effects of the genetic disease less severe. Duchenne, the most ...