Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) who carry a variant in the CD40 gene, which encodes a protein of the…
Articles by Joana Fernandes
Consumption of large doses of a vitamin called nicotinamide riboside may help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) by reducing muscle…
Pain is a common and frequent problem among patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and is associated with physical limitations…
PTC Therapeutics‘ new investigational therapy ataluren shows promise for preserving lung function and slowing disease progression in non-ambulatory nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular…
Children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) show signs of excessive activity in certain leg muscles, an apparent reaction by the…
Researchers at Stony Brook University, in New York, found that a protein (dystroglycan) of the muscle whose impaired activity contributes…
A form of vitamin B3 taken as a supplement may reverse muscle frailty associated with aging by boosting levels of NAD,…
Results from a Phase 3 clinical trial comparing deflazacort and prednisone, two corticosteroid drugs under evaluation as potential treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy,…