Marisa Wexler, MS, senior science writer —

People with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) are “very enthusiastic” about participating in clinical trials and studies, according to researchers, who report that foot and leg, and shoulder and arm weakness have the greatest impact on patients’ quality of life. The investigators said their study found 93% of patients were…

Very young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have measurable differences in motor skills, which could have implications for the early detection of DMD and for evaluating how treatments affect their development as opposed to the natural course of the disease, a study shows. Findings of the study, “…

RG6206 (BMS-986089), a blocker of muscle growth-inhibitor myostatin, is safe to use in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), results from a Phase 1b/2 trial show. A Phase 2/3 trial of the drug (NCT03039686) is actively recruiting patients. Moreover, the results showed that the compound was able to reduce…