<rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><channel><title>Muscular Dystrophy Types: Facts and General Information</title><description>Information regarding Muscular dystrophy, a group of genetic hereditary muscle diseases that cause progressive muscle weakness</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/</link><language>en-us</language><atom:link href="https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><lastBuildDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 21:08:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>FSHD1 Rare Neuromuscular Disorder Diagnosis Brings Answers for Teen</title><category>Muscular Dystrophy</category><description>A rare neuromuscular disorder diagnosis of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) brings long awaited answers for teenager</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/fshd1.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/fshd1.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2023 17:31:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>FDA Approves First Drug to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy</title><category>FDA</category><description>U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves Exondys 51 (eteplirsen) injection to treat patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/fda/eteplirsen.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/medical/pharmaceutical/fda/eteplirsen.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 08:59:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>How Do I Know My Muscular Dystrophy Drugs are Working</title><category>Muscular Dystrophy</category><description>People with muscular dystrophy have to take the least amount of steroid that will give them the maximum therapeutic effect</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/md-drugs.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/md-drugs.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:56:49 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>STAT3 Inhibitor Key to Making New Muscles</title><category>Muscular Dystrophy</category><description>Cyclic bursts of a STAT3 inhibitor can replenish muscle stem cells and promote differentiation into muscle fibers. 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World</source></item><item><title>Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is Ultimately a Stem Cell Disease</title><category>Muscular Dystrophy</category><description>Successful Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatments would likely need to target muscle stem cells not just muscle fibers</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/duchenne-stemcells.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/duchenne-stemcells.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:06:18 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Uncovering the Cause of a Common Form of Muscular Dystrophy</title><category>Muscular Dystrophy</category><description>Advance in determining the cause of a common form of muscular dystrophy known as facioscapulohumeral dystrophy</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/types/mobility/md/md-cause.php</link><guid 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GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Congenital Muscular Dystrophy: General Overview</title><category>Muscular Dystrophy</category><description>Congenital Muscular Dystrophy is a group of diseases of the muscles. 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