In muscular dystrophy, the weakness is in the muscles ... Symptoms include: Muscle weakness in the face. This affects the person's ability to close the eyes and purse the lips (whistle).

Muscular dystrophy can appear in infancy up to middle age or later, and its form and severity are determined in part by the age at which it occurs. Some types of muscular dystrophy typically ...

Joshua Mercieca had a rare condition called Duchenne muscular dystrophy, which is a genetic disorder characterised by ...

Johnny Quintana’s life changed at the age of 19 when he was diagnosed with a rare form of muscular dystrophy called ...

Columnist Betty Vertin has learned that as a parent, she's finding the years with all her children, including those with DMD, too short.

Despite the obstacles, Riley Herrera had a life filled with family, sports, travel, faith and hope before his death on Nov.

Teen Mom star Leah Messer admits it’s “very challenging” helping daughter Aliannah “balance” her desire for freedom with the realities of her muscular dystrophy as she and her twin sister Aleeah head ...

Tony, from Skellingthorpe, Lincoln, was diagnosed with myofibrillar myositis and anti-SRP immune-mediated necrotizing myositis 12 years ago. He ...