By Muscular Dystrophy UK What are stem cells? Our bodies are made up of many different types of cells that are specialised to perform particular functions. For example, the individual […]
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Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Autosomal recessive is generally the manner in which CMD is inherited Specialty – Neurology Symptoms – Muscle weakness Types – 17 types of CMD Diagnostic method – NRI, EMG Treatment – Currently […]
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Why I’m looking forward to celebrating my first Valentine’s Day
Why I’m looking forward to celebrating my first Valentine’s Day What true love looks like to me, through the prism of Duchenne by Shalom Lim In Muscular Dystrophy News Today, […]
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Golfer Morgan Hoffmann diagnosed with muscular dystrophy
By: Jason Sobel PGA Tour professional Morgan Hoffmann has been diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, he revealed in a lengthy post to The Players’ Tribune on Monday. In the first-person article, Hoffmann, 28, wrote […]
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5 Barriers That Impact People with Disabilities
At least 1 out of 4 of American adults have a disability, the Centers for Disease Control estimates. However, even this figure is incomplete, as federal surveys miss out on […]
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HOW TIMES HAVE CHANGED…
We first started travelling and exploring the world with a wheelchair when dinosaurs roamed, long before the development of the internet and the common use of e-mail. For us, the […]
Read More MAGIC CARPET RIDE …
I have long held the belief that there is no “silver bullet” solution when it comes to the prevention of pressure sores. I am really lightweight and skinny, which at […]
Read More WINTER IS COMING ….
Cold weather is a challenge for many of us, but for people with muscular dystrophy who are permanently confined to a wheelchair, it can be a real struggle. We face […]
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We all hope to leave behind some sort of legacy, be it something we have created, or information we have gathered, or knowledge which we might have developed. My wife […]
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First certified care centre for muscular dystrophy at Red Cross Hospital
Cape Town – The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital has opened the first certified Duchenne Care Centre outside the US to tackle muscular dystrophy (MD), a fatal muscle disease […]
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