https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/types-of-muscular-dystrophy-and-neuromuscular-diseases
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How excess niacin may promote cardiovascular disease
By National Institutes of Health https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/how-excess-niacin-may-promote-cardiovascular-disease Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is disease of the heart and blood vessels. CVD is a leading cause of death in the United States for both […]
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Gene discovered that can protect against severe muscle disease
By Science Daily Date: 6 March 2024 A specific gene may play a key role in new treatments that prevent muscle in the body from breaking down in serious muscle […]
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Muscular dystrophy – also known as: MD · Source: Focus Medica
https://www.msn.com/en-za/health/condition/in-muscular-dystrophy/in-muscular-dystrophy?source=bing_condition&fbclid=IwAR1cbJjLjXApx03ITfAHJfFQ1UxzsqdWy7PH9UZf5cGxf5xYWYPlCORu-rE
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Gilbert Gottfried Life Story with Myotonic Dystrophy type 2 – died 12 April 2022
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Gottfried Comedian Gilbert Gottfried, known for his brash standup act as well as providing the voice for the Aflac duck and the parrot Iago in Disney’s 1992 animated film “Aladdin,” […]
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MDF KZN celebrates inspiring stories of hope
On Saturday, 9 September 2023, a large number of invited affected members from Durban and surrounding, their families and friends, and volunteers of KZN Branch gathered for the branch’s 2023 […]
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World Muscle Society congress 2023: an experience to remember!
I had the wonderful privilege to attend and present my research at the 28th Annual Congress of the World Muscle Society (WMS), which was hosted in Charleston, USA (3-7 October, […]
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Celebrating World Duchenne Awareness Day
World Duchenne Awareness Day takes place annually on 7 September 2023. This year the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation Cape Branch took a few boys affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, who attend […]
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Celebration of MD Awareness Month 2023 by the MDFSA National Office
MDFSA celebrated the international Muscular Dystrophy Awareness Month during September by running the “Get into the Green Scene” campaign for the sixth consecutive year. This campaign is our signature social […]
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Random Gravity Check
Howzit guys, As some of you will know, when I was first diagnosed with this stupid thing, some of the doctors we spoke to were really ambiguous about timelines because […]
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