Researchers in Canada have evaluated the effect of the implantation of donor muscle precursor cells (MPCs) on the expression of dystrophin in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In nine ...

Anyone who's been laid up for an extended period due to illness or injury will know how difficult it can be to get moving again. Long-term immobility can see a loss of muscle mass that can be hard to ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- By injecting cells that support blood vessel growth into muscles depleted by inactivity, researchers say they are able to help restore muscle mass lost as a result of immobility.

PRINCETON, N.J. & DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI) and Lundbeck today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the label of ...

New York, June 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) celebrates the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of subcutaneous (SC) Vyvgart Hytrulo (efgartigimod ...

NEW YORK — Stem-cell injections worked remarkably well at easing symptoms of muscular dystrophy in a group of golden retrievers, a result that experts call a significant step toward treating people.

When NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel returned to earth after 197 days in space, he was in remarkably good health. But as he took his first shaky steps back under the weight of Earth’s gravity, he ...