Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic condition that primarily affects people assigned male at birth. However, due to the condition’s X-linked inheritance pattern, only people assigned ...

When the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) was founded in 1950, research on this group of disorders was limited—and treatment options even more so. 1 In the years that followed, advocacy ...

Honor Swinton Byrne (“The Souvenir,” “A Very Royal Scandal”) and Rory Fleck-Byrne (“In Camera,” “This is Going to Hurt”) have been tapped to lead the cast of “Do Mosquitos Bite ...

Patients with Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy with particular genetic markers are at higher risk for surgery and vision loss.

Panelists discuss exciting updates on Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors from the 2024 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition, highlighting emerging data that may ...

The Naylor siblings were all born with myotonic dystrophy, a genetic disorder that causes muscles to waste away. It wasn’t until later that the family knew something was wrong, so they made ...

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Surgeons restored corneal surfaces in the injured eyes of 14 patients in a small clinical trial. Stem cells from each patient’s healthy eye were cultivated in a lab to grow healthy tissue that could ...

It can be hard to tell a scratched cornea (corneal abrasion) from pink eye (also known as conjunctivitis) as they have similar symptoms, such as eye redness, tearing, and sensitivity to light. Though ...

Springbok legend Robbie Fleck has transitioned into a new phase of his career as head coach of the UCT Ikey’s Varsity Cup team. The Varsity Cup is set for an electrifying showdown as the Maties ...