News Phase 3 Trial of Edasalonexent in Boys with DMD and Any Mutation Enrolling in US, Catabasis Reports

News Jiffy Lube’s ‘Muscle Up!’ Campaign Raises $600K for Muscular Dystrophy Association

News Children’s National Health System Named PPMD Certified Duchenne Care Center

News Pathway Key to Muscle Regeneration Doesn’t Work as It Should in Duchenne, Study Finds

News Capricor’s Vesicle-based Therapy Holds Promise to Treat DMD, Preclinical Data Suggests

News Cure Duchenne Kicks Off Inaugural ‘Pinkies Up to CureDuchenne’ Fundraising Campaign

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News #NORDSummit – Major Issues on Table for Rare Disease Patients in US as Midterm Elections Approach

News Muscle Biopsy Aids Diagnosis, Treatment of Muscular Dystrophy in Children, Study Suggests

News MDA New York Muscle Team Readies for 22nd Annual Gala

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News Caregiving in DMD Has Significant Overall Impact on Everyday Life, Health, Review Shows

News Australian Research Team Awarded Nearly $490K to Study Taurine as a Potential DMD Treatment

News CureDuchenne and ZappRx Partner to Help DMD Patients More Easily Access Medications

News CureDuchenne Partners with Baebies to Advance ‘Easy’ Newborn Screening Test for DMD

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News GsMTx4 a Promising ‘Out-of-the-Box’ Therapy for Advanced DMD, Mouse Study Shows

News Sarepta’s Gene Therapy Improves Muscle Function in 4 Boys with DMD, Phase 1/2 Trial Shows

News Advocacy Groups, Doctors Question Rising Prices of Rare Disease Treatments

News CureDuchenne Hosting ‘Futures’ Conference Nov. 3-4 in Boston

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News Miles for Matthew Fundraiser Marks 10-Year Milestone in Fight Against DMD

News Long-term Use of Steroids Linked to Weight Gain in Nonambulatory DMD Males, Study Reveals

News MuscleMap Automated Dystrophin Analysis Tool Can Help in DMD Assessment, Study Suggests

News Phase 3 Trial of Edasalonexent in Treating DMD Opening Soon, Catabasis Says

News FDA Lifts Hold on Sarepta’s Phase 1/2 Trial on Gene Therapy for DMD

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News College Football Coaches Joining Fight Against DMD During Annual Coach To Cure MD Event

News #NORDSummit – More Than 700 Expected to Attend Oct. 15-16 Rare Disease Summit in Washington

News Nonprofit Coalition to Cure Calpain 3 Funds 2 Gene Therapy Research Projects for LGMD2A

News Potential DMD Therapy Vamorolone Shows Positive Effects in Phase 2a Trial, Study Reports

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News Obsessive Compulsive Disorders Evident in Duchenne Patients and in Need of Treatment, Study Says

News Gene Editing Restored Dystrophin Levels in Dog Model of Duchenne MD, Study Reports

News STRIVE Awards Recognize Efforts of Duchenne MD Patient Groups Worldwide

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News Numotion, Sing Me a Story Partner to Help Children with Neuromuscular Diseases Turn Life Stories to Songs

News Pfizer Stops Phase 2 Clinical Studies of Domagrozumab in DMD Boys

News PPMD and Jett Foundation Among Groups Gearing Up for Sept. 7, World Duchenne Awareness Day

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News FSH Society Holding ‘Walk & Roll’ Event in Pacific Northwest to Raise Funds, Awareness for FSHD

News Service Dogs Just One Way Israel’s ‘Little Steps’ Assists Duchenne, Becker Patients

News MDA Awards $9.9M to 34 Projects Targeting Neuromuscular Diseases

News Canadian Collaboration Gives Funding Boost to Duchenne MD Research

News Long-term, Daily Glucocorticoid Use Raises Risk of Spinal Fractures in Duchenne Boys, U.K. Study Suggests

News Michigan Mom Who Lost One Son to Duchenne Works to Give Fresh Hope to the Other

News WVE-210201 Receives FDA Orphan Drug, Rare Pediatric Disease Designations for DMD

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News Jiffy Lube, MDA Join Forces for 7th Annual MUSCLE UP! Campaign

News 2 Nonprofits Join Forces to Help Duchenne Patients Fight Insurance Denials

News First Patient Enrolled in Phase 2 Trial of MNK-1411, Mallinckrodt’s Investigational Therapy for DMD

News Arizona Woman with Duchenne is a Rarity Among the Rare

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News $700,000 MDA Grant to Help Establish LGMD Clinical Research Network

News New Online Resource, DuchenneXchange, and Its Offerings Explained in Aug. 7 Webinar

News Family’s Quest for ‘Overlooked’ Duchenne Treatments Leads to Breast Cancer Medicine Tamoxifen

News FDA Places Hold on Phase 1/2 Trial of Sarepta’s Gene Therapy for DMD

News Consortium.AI to Advance New Treatments for Duchenne Using Artificial Intelligence

News MDA Hellas Gives Greek SMA, Duchenne Patients Reason to Hope

News In Greece, One Family’s Struggle with Duchenne

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News Raxone Delays Assisted Ventilation in DMD Patients by 3 Years, Phase 3 Trial Results Show

News Axovant Enters Global Licensing Deal with Benitec for Investigational AXO-AAV-OPMD Program to Treat OPMD

News #PPMD2018 – Mexico Lags in Degree and Quality of Duchenne Care, Advocacy Groups Say

News Acceleron’s ACE-083 Earns Orphan Drug Status for Facioscapulohumeral MD

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News #PPMD2018 — ‘Mitchell’s Journey’ Supports Duchenne Research, Helps Families Cope with Loss

News Phase 3 Trial of Oral Edasalonexent as Potential DMD Treatment to Open Soon, Catabasis Announces

News #PPMD2018 – Nebraska Mother of 3 Duchenne Boys: ‘We’ve Made a Choice to Be Positive’

News #PPMD2018 – Don’t Overlook Dental and Digestive Issues, Duchenne Experts Advise

News Potential DMD Therapy Now in Phase 1 Trial, WVE-210201, Likely To Be Named Orphan Drug in EU

News #PPMD2018 – Duchenne Research ‘Has Come a Long Way,’ PPMD Says at Meeting

News 4 Approaches to Treating Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Highlighted at PPMD Conference

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News Cognitive Behavioral Therapy May Help Patients with Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1, Trial Shows

News Summit Therapeutics Ends Development of Ezutromid Therapy for DMD After Trial Failure

News UK Agency Renews Early Access Program for Raxone to Treat Duchenne MD

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News Way to Accurately Measure Changes in Ankle Muscles in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 May Aid Clinical Trials

News Microdystrophin Gene Therapy Shows Promising Interim Results in Phase 1/2 Trial

News Clinical Hold on Duchenne Gene Therapy Trial Lifts, IGNITE DMD Again Enrolling Patients

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News Rehab Is Still Major Goal in New, Updated CDC Guidelines for Duchenne Management

News Proteins That Regulate Gene with Critical Role in FSHD Development Identified in Study

News Hockey Player Hosts 8th Annual Golfing Event to Raise Money for CureDuchenne

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News FDA Names Potential FSHD Therapy GBC0905 an Orphan Drug to Speed Its Development

News CHMP Opposes Approval of Exondys 51 to Treat DMD in Europe

News Canada Trails US in Patient Access to Rare Disease Therapies, CORD President Says

News Duchenne Trials Aren’t Easy on Families or Patients, Even for Those Able to Qualify, PPMD Founder Says

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News EU’s CHMP Recommends Translarna to Treat Younger DMD Children After FDA Rejection

News US ‘Right to Try’ Law Meets with Mix of Praise and Criticism, Including Among Those with Rare Diseases

News #ECRD2018 – Duchenne Needs ‘Thinking Outside the Box’ to Advance Treatments But Investors Taking Note, Advocate Says

News #ECRD2018 – Genome Editing Might Be ‘Cure’ for Rare Diseases But Ethical Guidelines Needed, Panel Says

News Artificial Muscles May Lead to Personalized Treatments for MD, Study Suggests

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News #ERDC2018 – When Treating Rare Disease Patients, Don’t Overlook Quality of Life, Panel Urges

News Early Study of Exon 45 Skipping Therapy, DS-5141, in DMD Patients Shows Safety But Mixed Effectiveness

News ##ERDC2018 – New EU Law to Protect Patient Data Could Affect Rare Disease Registries