When it comes to muscular diseases, most of us have heard of especially common ones like muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease. But one of the rarest muscular disorders is also one of the most ...

Expert diagnostic services and treatment are provided for patients with common and rare disorders of the muscular system, including muscular dystrophies. Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) ...

Every movement we make, whether walking, speaking or even breathing, depends on the health of our muscles and nerves.

The first quarter of this century is coming to a close, prompting me to look back at the work Congress has done in the past 25 years. Among the most ...

June 10 (UPI) --University of Florida researchers on Wednesday announced plans to repurpose a gene therapy approach used to treat rare neuromuscular diseases for a potential vaccine against COVID-19.

From left: Myosana CEO Matthew Lumley, with co-founders Stanley Froehner and Nick Whitehead. (Myosana and UW Photos) The news: Myosana Therapeutics, a Seattle startup developing gene therapy ...

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially attacking ...