Your muscles need continuous maintenance to stay strong and healthy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) happens when there is a change in a person's genetic instructions that affects the production of ...

Tracing the impact of a single protein, Piezo1, researchers found that restoring it in muscles affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy could improve their ability to heal efficiently. One protein, ...

A preclinical study led by the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), in collaboration with the Institut de ...

When Conner Curran was first diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy at age 4, his parents were told there was nothing they could do to change his life's course. Jessica and Chris should enjoy ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy has several approved drugs, including a gene therapy that provides children who have the rare, inherited muscle-wasting disease the option of a one-time treatment. But each ...

A cell therapy stabilizes weakened muscles -- including the heart muscle -- in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, a new study shows. A cell therapy developed by the executive director of the Smidt ...

Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL, OTCQB: MSCLF) ("Satellos" or the "Company"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing life-improving medicines to treat degenerative muscle diseases, ...

Most parents wouldn’t be thrilled with the idea of their kids getting hooked up to an IV bag filled with trillions of viruses. But for Melanie Hennick, whose son, Connor, has Duchenne muscular ...

Physical activity and rehabilitation are key components of Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment, despite recent drug therapy advances. "Rehabilitation care and rehabilitation teams with experience ...

—Older age, presence of scoliosis, and other factors were associated with lower predicted forced vital capacity in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy using non-invasive ventilation. Individuals ...

Interim data showed 110% average microdystrophin expression and up to 88% dystrophin-positive muscle fibers in the first three participants. Two patients saw an 8% average heart function improvement ...

One protein, Piezo1, is key to marshalling muscle stem cells' unique shapes and response to injuries, but it is in low supply in those with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to a team at the ...