Muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders that involve a progressive loss of muscle mass and consequent loss of strength. In general, the condition is caused by genetic variations that interfere with ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and wasting. It is an X-linked recessive disorder that occurs due to changes in the DMD gene, which ...

This quick alphabetical guide will help you feel more confident when talking about muscular dystrophy with your doctor and loved ones. Muscular dystrophy is the name for a group of genetic diseases ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have found that a toxic protein made by the body called DUX4 may be the cause of two very different rare genetic disorders. For ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The newly renovated Nicotra's Ballroom at the Hilton Garden Inn was the setting for the Seventh Annual Michael's Cause Community for Cause Dinner Dance Gala, as over 800 people ...

JUPITER, Fla. - April 1, 2019 -- People diagnosed with myotonic dystrophy type 1 have difficulty unclenching muscles due to a genetic defect that generates toxic material within their cells. There is ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- As if a staggering 812 people in attendance were not impressive enough at last Saturday's Michael's Cause Eighth Annual Evening of Dreams Dinner Dance, the record-breaking gala ...

A person may inherit the genetic changes responsible for muscular dystrophy. These genetic changes can also occur due to spontaneous genetic mutations. In either case, the disease is not preventable.

New York, Nov. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This NFL season, during games in Weeks 12 and 13, hundreds of NFL players will step onto the field in custom-designed cleats as part of the 10th annual My ...