Muscular dystrophy (MD) represents a group of inherited muscle disorders that primarily cause muscle weakness and muscle wasting, though some types of the disease also present with other ...

Possible causes of low blood pressure, or hypotension, range from dehydration to a heart condition. Drinking more water may help, but some people will need medication. Changing dietary habits may ...

Republican Patrick J. Fuchs, 36, was designated by the President Jan. 20 as chairperson of the five-member Surface Transportation Board (STB). He succeeds Democrat Robert E. Primus, 55, who was ...

since previous work found that repeat expansions in the range of 30 to 100 CAGs were necessary — but not sufficient — to cause Huntington’s. McCarroll agreed that 100 or fewer CAGs are not ...

There is a simple discount patient access scheme for vamorolone. NHS organisations can get details on the Commercial Access and Pricing (CAP) Portal. Non-NHS organisations can contact ...

myotonic dystrophy, and more than 50 other human brain disorders. “It’s only when the repeat becomes extremely long that it begins to cause harm,” said co-senior author Steve McCarroll, an institute ...

Aliasger Salem The disease is called Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). It causes the loss of corneal endothelial cells, which, left unchecked, leads to vision loss. FECD affects more than 6 ...

Muscular dystrophy is caused by defects in certain genes, with type determined by the abnormal gene. In 1986, researchers discovered the gene that, when defective or flawed, causes Duchenne ...

While the causes of the Palisades Fire has not yet been officially established and the authorities have not yet ruled out the possibility of arson, an extensive investigation by The Washington ...

Investigations are underway into the causes of the Eaton and Palisades fires — two of the most deadly wildfires in state history. But how, exactly, do people determine what caused a wildfire?