A local family are turning their everyday steps into something extraordinary, aiming to walk more than 5,000 miles together ...

Vinny DeMando, 8, has been experiencing rapid mobility changes among rare disease progression. The community has rallied ...

For an East Bay teen, getting a full-ride to Stanford was the easy part. Living on campus will be the real challenge. The Oakland teenager, Sylvia Colt-Lacayo, is living with a variation of muscular ...

Friends and family of Sophie Hutchison, who was diagnosed with limb girdle muscular dystrophy at 13, will take part in this ...

WINNETKA, Ill. (NewsNation Now) — Watching 5-year-old Hunter Small strap on his helmet and ride his Spiderman bike may not seem like a big deal – but it is. Hunter and his younger brother Noah, 4, ...

Gene therapies have extended survival in muscular dystrophy, requiring improved care transitions from pediatric to adult systems. Current systems lack adequate staffing, specialists, and communication ...

AI-ECG provides a non-invasive, accessible alternative for detecting LVSD in muscular dystrophy patients, overcoming challenges of routine echocardiography. The study showed AI-ECG's high sensitivity ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe X-linked myopathy characterised by progressive skeletal and cardiac muscle ...