In 1910, Professor Ernst Fuchs, an Austrian ophthalmologist, published an article describing 13 patients with Fuchs’ dystrophy, a condition in the cornea that subsequently bears his name.

Kuntz, MD, was a fellow about 45 years ago, there were few more devastating diagnoses than Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). “The rule of thumb was that they would stop walking by age 10 and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People hit the road for a short race Saturday to support research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The GR .1K was held Saturday afternoon on Bridge Street.

I’ve been drinking pumpkin spice coffee for weeks! However, the weather here in the Midwest is inconsistent and often as hard to predict as Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). I speak from experience, ...

The investor reaction makes sense through the lens of an FDA that has loosened regulatory standards for the approval of Duchenne treatments.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) When Kate Miner Moebel’s grandson, Shepherd, was ...

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded just under $514,000 to an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the U of A to study the efficacy of “self-delivering” gene editors in the treatment of ...

People with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of muscular dystrophy, progressively lose muscle mass and strength in their lower legs, hands, neck and face.

In muscular dystrophy type 1, mutated DNA begets toxic RNA that alter liver function, including susceptibility to fatty liver disease and hypersensitivity to drugs. Understanding these effects is ...

At the request of the Israel Police, the Israel Dog Unit, a nonprofit specializing in working dogs, fulfilled a dream for a special child afflicted with muscular dystrophy in Samaria. The unit's ...