FRESNO Calif. (KFSN) -- The living room of Zaira De La Cruz's home has been turned into a makeshift hospital room. About seven months after her daughter was born, Zoey was diagnosed with the James ...

A diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can come as a shock to parents and caregivers. Resources and support from family and friends can help you and your child navigate the diagnosis and ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare genetic disorder that starts in childhood and causes muscle weakness that worsens over time. There’s no cure for DMD, but new treatments have helped slow ...

The drug, from biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics, will need to prove in an ongoing clinical trial that it improves physical function and mobility in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in ...

A single-dose gene replacement therapy is found to improve movement ability in children over 2 years of age and teenagers with spinal muscular atrophy, according to research published in Nature ...

WASHINGTON — The first gene therapy for a deadly form of muscular dystrophy received preliminary U.S. approval on Thursday despite concerns from some government scientists about the treatment’s ...

The first gene therapy for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The therapy can be used in 4- and 5-year-olds with the degenerative ...

12-year-old Deklan Locke, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, uses a power wheelchair and raises awareness about the disease. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) -- A groundbreaking gene therapy was recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat the most common form of muscular dystrophy in children, Duchenne ...

JENKS, Okla. — A local gym is raising money to send kids with muscular dystrophy to a summer camp specialized for them. Burn Boot Camps everywhere are fundraising for the Muscular Dystrophy ...

(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first gene therapy to treat a rare and devastating muscle disease but limited the approval to kids ages 4 and 5 based on available evidence ...