A new mouse model mimicking the liver symptoms of myotonic dystrophy type 1 -- the most prevalent form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy -- provides insight into why patients develop fatty liver ...

All muscular dystrophies cause muscle weakness, but life expectancy can vary dramatically between types of muscular dystrophy.

A regularly prescribed class of heart medications might be capable of treating one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy, a new study in mice suggests. Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is ...

A type of heart drug called a calcium channel blocker successfully eased myotonic dystrophy type 1 symptoms in lab mice bred to have the genetic problem that causes that form of muscular dystrophy, ...

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 ...

In research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, investigators have developed a brief, reliable, and valid ...

Doctors use physical therapy to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It can help maintain muscle function, boost quality of life, and prevent complications. A physical therapist will tailor your ...

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have discovered a way to target RNA that could lead to new treatment options for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), the most common adult-onset form of ...