Heart, Other Muscles’ Response to Energy Malfunctions Has Implications for MS

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health have gained valuable insight into how cells in the heart and other muscles protect themselves from sudden plunges in energy production. Their findings shed light on how energy shortages affect patients with muscular disorders such as muscular dystrophy. And they may pave…

Lack of Dystrophin May Lead to Heart Failure in Duchenne MD Patients, Study Finds

Heart complications in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are associated with shortening of telomeres, the protective DNA sequences at the ends of chromosomes, resulting from the lack of dystrophin (the hallmark of DMD), according to a new study. The study, “Telomere Shortening And Metabolic Compromise Underlie Dystrophic Cardiomyopathy,” was…