Finding love with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Shalom Lim, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, celebrates a relationship milestone and affirms that waiting for and finding true love is worth the effort.

Epic Bio’s epigenetic therapy EPI-321 has been granted an orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a treatment for one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophy in adults, called facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The designation is given to medications that…

How does Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) affect me as a mom? Am I numb? Have I accepted it? Has DMD killed a piece of my heart? Will it keep taking parts of me? These questions have been weighing on my heart, but it’s been hard to put them into…

Satellos Bioscience is hoping to bring SAT-3247, its newly nominated lead treatment candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), into clinical trials next year. The company announced that it’s working to establish a good manufacturing practice (GMP) setup to make the medication, and is in the midst of experiments…

Patient columnist Robin Stemple has many people who assist him, particularly his wife and daughter, and he is grateful for everyone who gives him help on a daily basis, often without him even having to ask.

The expression of a protein called ACTC1 in muscle fibers is critical for muscle repair — and vital to the survival of transplanted human muscle stem cells — a new study shows. These findings may have important implications for the development of cell therapies for muscular dystrophy and other…

It was almost midnight on a Friday night, and for hours, my husband, Jason, and I hadn’t seen or heard from our oldest son, Max, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In most situations, we would’ve been out of our minds with fear. But that night, we were smiling.

Continuing years of support for the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), the Eastern Pennsylvania Harley-Davidson Dealers Association (EHDDA) just raised nearly $658,000 at the 36th Annual MDA Ride for Life. Proceeds from the event, held in October this year, will help further the organization’s mission to empower those with…

Late last month I turned 28 years old, the age my brother, Isaac, was when he passed away from Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). I have the same disease, and it’s put me through many exhausting battles. But each time, I’ve emerged stronger. In fact, I graduated with a…

The blood of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) show alterations in the metabolism of fatty molecules, amino acids, and carnitine, a nutrient helping cells produce energy, relative to children without this disease, a study from China reports. Differences in the gut microbiome, the collection of microorganisms living in…