The life expectancy for this type is around the ages of 16 to the early 20s. Becker muscular dystrophy has a higher life expectancy, usually into the 30s or 40s. Some muscular dystrophies, such as ...

Understanding these effects is crucial for developing treatments, as many have proven toxic in patients. Credit: Illustration by Haneui Bae Researchers created a mouse model to study liver symptoms of ...

In recent years, a growing understanding of myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1)—an often fatal, devastating, rare neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and other life-limiting ...

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.

Patients with myotonic dystrophy have smaller hearts, and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures and pulse rates. They have impaired autonomic reflexes, measured by orthostatic, Valsalva ...

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health grants (R01HL147020, R01AR082852, F32AR083267, P30CA125123, S10OD032380, UM1HG006348 and R01DK114356) and a postdoctoral fellowship ...

US FDA grants rare paediatric designation to ARTHEx Biotech’s ATX-01 for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy type 1: Valencia, Spain Friday, November 8, 2024, 16:00 Hrs [IST] AR ...

Division of Animal Genetics, Laboratory Animal Research Center, Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan Division of Genome Engineering, Center for Experimental ...

Also called Tennesee fainting goats, myotonic goats are an American breed that is famous for becoming stiff as a board when they get overly excited or scared. They are popular as pets due to their ...

Novartis had one eye on the struggles its peers have encountered in the muscular dystrophy space when it decided to acquire Kate Therapeutics, according to the Big Pharma’s CEO. The Swiss ...

This includes intestinal failure in children, an inherited polycystic kidney disease, and congenital hypoventilation ... Niemann-Pick disease, type C; myotonic dystrophy, type 1; and familial ...