The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026 MDA Legacy Awards, recognizing excellence in scientific and clinical research and saluting outstanding ...

In research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, investigators have developed a brief, reliable, and valid ...

Investigators based in Italy recently assessed the impacts of swallowing difficulties in a cohort of patients with DMD who presented to a single hospital with respiratory issues. The Swallowing ...

When many people think of the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), they probably think about the long-running telethon made famous by comedian Jerry Lewis. For decades, the telethon took over the ...

Muscle tissue damage appears when muscular dystrophy is induced in a mouse model (middle). But when researchers block the function of two genes that drive unwanted mitochondrial pore formation (right) ...

In research published in Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology , investigators developed a brief, reliable, and valid screening tool to help ...

"Things are really getting exciting in this field," said Dr. Jeffrey Chamberlain, a UW molecular geneticist who will direct the muscular dystrophy research center. The new center will receive $8.4 ...

Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy Announces Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as Certified Duchenne Care Center, Recipient of Inaugural Clinical Research Designation Provided by PR Newswire Jun 12, ...

New York, Dec. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced the awarding of seven new collaborative research grants totaling nearly $2 million to advance ...

The East Stroudsburg University campus community is rallying behind a student’s effort to raise funding for muscular dystrophy that was inspired by her bond with a 9-year-old boy battling the ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Earlier this week, we reported on a father of two children diagnosed with muscular dystrophy who has taken it upon himself to raise money for research and awareness of the condition.