Protein shakes, pre-workout mixes and other supplements aren’t always just a part of a gym routine. In adolescents and young adults, they could be connected to a body image disorder that exhibits a ...

William is a seven-year-old boy from Southern Oregon living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Now, he is preparing to undergo a surgery that has never been tried before, a procedure designed ...

On World Rare Disease Day, we take a look at Pompe disease - a rare genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of the GAA enzyme, leading to glycogen buildup in muscles. It results in progressive muscle ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

Researchers at the University of Basel have developed a gene therapy that could potentially treat a rare and currently fatal muscle disease in ...

Dual AAV gene therapy using laminin-linking proteins ameliorates muscle and nerve defects in LAMA2-related muscular dystrophy Molecular Therapy (2026), doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2026.01.041 ...

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