New research has uncovered a genetic connection between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), a ...

A recent discovery of a molecular connection between autism and myotonic dystrophy, a type of neuromuscular disease, may provide a breakthrough on how clinicians approach autism spectrum disorder.

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a ...

Scientists from The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and University of Las Vegas Nevada (UNLV) have uncovered a genetic link between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a rare genetic condition ...

Patients with myotonic dystrophy have smaller hearts, and lower systolic and diastolic blood pressures and pulse rates. They have impaired autonomic reflexes, measured by orthostatic, Valsalva ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., April 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Design Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSGN), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for serious degenerative genetic ...

Cherie suffered from a condition called Myotonic Dystrophy. She would say she was puny, but she was strong. Though this is a debilitating disease, she never let it stop her from enjoying life.

Amber Sapp, a St. Petersburg resident, is a physical therapist and mom to 18-year-old Garrett, who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. [ Sapp family ] “You’re just an over-protective ...

Children with a rare form of muscular dystrophy have been promised access to a groundbreaking drug after the Sunday Mail highlighted their plight. Around 30 boys could have their lives extended by ...

Avidity will need deep pockets, though, as it has other clinical-stage projects on the go, including a phase 3 trial (HARBOR) of its lead del-desiran (AOC 1001) candidate for myotonic dystrophy ...

Apr. 8, 2025 — New research has uncovered a surprising culprit underlying cardiovascular diseases in obesity and diabetes -- not the presence of certain fats, but their suppression. The study ...