Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual disability. DMD is an inherited (passed down) disorder. The condition is linked ...

Werner is CEO of Alltrna and CEO-partner at Flagship Pioneering. Duchenne muscular dystrophy has seen more progress in the past 15 months (give or take) than in the last couple of decades combined. In ...

"My medicine is making me stronger," 7-year-old Hudson Sanford says after receiving a breakthrough gene therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy has several approved drugs, including a gene therapy that provides children who have the rare, inherited muscle-wasting disease the option of a one-time treatment. But each ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine Today, the world stands at a crossroads in genetic medicine ...

Managing osteoporosis and bone health in Duchenne muscular dystrophy occurs in a high-risk environment for fractures due to disease-related loss of muscle and movement, adverse effects of ...

More than 30 types of muscular dystrophy have been identified. They all cause problems with movement due to muscle protein defects caused by genetic mutations. Muscular dystrophy is a group of ...