Muscular dystrophy and multiple sclerosis can affect mobility, breathing, speaking, and muscle control. But they have distinct causes, affect different parts of the body, and have other differences.

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of over 30 inherited conditions that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. While there is no cure for MD, treatments can help manage symptoms and slow ...

Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of rare, genetic, progressive diseases that primarily affect the body’s muscles, causing them to weaken and deteriorate over time. While muscular dystrophies are ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - When he was first diagnosed with Becker's muscular dystrophy at age 13, Jason Morgan was told he likely would lose his ability to walk sometime in his mid 20s. And to make matters ...

The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced the awarding of seven new collaborative research grants totaling nearly $2 million to advance understanding and treatment of multiple ...

Dystroglycan, a muscle cell receptor whose dysfunction causes muscular dystrophy, actually has a critical role in brain development, researchers have discovered. Researchers at Stony Brook University ...

In human biology, the protein dystrophin is a shining example of Joni Mitchell’s classic line, “you don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone.” Dystrophin stabilizes muscle cells. In its absence, the ...

While scientists have identified one protein, dystrophin, as an important piece to curing muscular dystrophy, another part of the mystery has eluded scientists for the past 14 years. Now, scientists ...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD), a nonprofit organization leading the fight to end Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne), reflects back on the ...

A recent study has found that the SMCHD1 protein plays a key role in controlling how genes are processed, which affects the progression of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). This discovery ...

Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of rare, genetic, progressive diseases that primarily affect the body’s muscles, causing them to weaken and deteriorate over time. While muscular dystrophies are ...