A diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) can come as a shock to parents and caregivers. Resources and support from family and friends can help you and your child navigate the diagnosis and ...

When a doctor tells you that your child has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), you may feel overwhelmed and full of questions. SMA is rare -- only one in 6,000 to one in 10,000 people have it. So your ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of hereditary diseases that gradually destroy motor neurons. SMA can be fatal if not treated or not caught early enough, but modern screenings can help ...

FRESNO Calif. (KFSN) -- The living room of Zaira De La Cruz's home has been turned into a makeshift hospital room. About seven months after her daughter was born, Zoey was diagnosed with the James ...

Doctors say a German child who is not yet 5 is so muscular that he can hold 7-pound weights with arms extended, something many adults cannot do. In general, the boy has muscles twice the size of other ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Mattie Stepanek (search), the child poet whose inspirational verse made him a best-selling writer and a prominent voice for muscular dystrophy (search) sufferers, died Tuesday of a ...