http://www.disabled-world.com/ Disability Community News and Information Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:43:34 PST en-us http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/dmd-treatment.php Muscular Dystrophy Drug Screen Points the Way to Potential New Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Treatments - Zebrafish study highlights existing drugs that may help restore muscle in DMD. Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:04:10 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/dmd-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/duchenne-stemcells.php Muscular Dystrophy Researchers have long known that the devastating disease called Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a single mutation in a gene called dystrophin. The protein encoded by that gene is critical for the integrity of muscle; without it, they are easily damaged. But new findings in mice reported online in the journal Cell on December 9th by researchers at Stanford suggest that disease symptoms, including progressive muscle weakening leading to respiratory failure, only set in when skeletal muscle stem cells can no longer keep up with the needed repairs. Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:06:18 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/duchenne-stemcells.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/md-cause.php Muscular Dystrophy An international team of researchers led by an investigator from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has made a second critical advance in determining the cause of a common form of muscular dystrophy known as facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, or FSHD. Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:57:17 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/md-cause.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/md-treatment.php Muscular Dystrophy Rochester leads international effort to improve muscular dystrophy treatment. Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:08:48 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/md-treatment.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/walker-warburg.php Muscular Dystrophy Walker-Warburg Syndrome is considered to be a form of muscular dystrophy, a group of disorder that are characterized by both weakness and atrophy of a person’s various voluntary muscles in their body. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:35:57 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/walker-warburg.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/new-muscular-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy A study published in today's online edition the American Journal of Human Genetics, allowed the first identification of a new form of adult onset muscular dystrophy. Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:38:00 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/new-muscular-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/myotonic-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) is a progressive disease involving muscle weakness in which the muscles are slow to relax after contracting. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:53:09 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/myotonic-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/limb-girdle-muscular-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy includes a group of diverse disorders which affect the voluntary muscles, predominantly around the person's pelvic and shoulder areas. On occasion the person's heart and breathing muscles may be involved as well. Various types of LGMD differ in their severity, the age at which onset occurs, and the manner in which they are inherited. The type of genetic alteration involved is the reason for the variation. Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:57:24 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/limb-girdle-muscular-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/congenital-muscular-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy Congenital Muscular Dystrophies (CMD's) are a group of diseases of the muscles. Both understanding and technology related to these diseases are progressing, and CMD's are going from being poorly understood subsets of Muscular Dystrophy to diseases that are more clearly defined. Thu, 05 Mar 2009 13:17:34 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/congenital-muscular-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/beckers-muscular-dystrophy.php Muscular Dystrophy Becker's Muscular Dystrophy is a form of inherited disorder that is characterized by slow, progressive muscle weakness which a person experiences in both their pelvis and their legs. Becker's Muscular Dystrophy is also known as, "Benign Pseudohypertrophic Muscular Dystrophy." The disorder is similar to Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy with the difference being that it tends to progress more slowly. Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:53:51 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/beckers-muscular-dystrophy.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/dmd.php Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a severe recessive X-linked form of muscular dystrophy characterized by rapid progression of muscle degeneration... Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:17:58 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/dmd.php http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/muscular-dystrophy-facts.php Muscular Dystrophy Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic disorder that causes weakness in the muscles that allow your body to move. Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:40:16 PST http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/muscular-dystrophy-facts.php