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Severely ill pro-Palestine activist ends hunger, thirst strike in UK priso
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Khalid, who suffers from limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, had escalated his protest by refusing fluids on Friday before ending the strike on Sunday (local time), the same day he was treated in intensive care as his heart rate slowed to a dangerous level. He has since been returned to the Worm
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Telangana CM Revanth Reddy orders required medical treatment for Pseudo Mu
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy was moved by miserable condition of a young student, Rakesh who has been suffering from a rare Pseudo Muscular Dystrophy (Muscle ailment) disease and he could not undergo proper medical treatment due to poor condition of his family.
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UAE: Provided by DoH, innovative Gene transfer therapy administered for Du
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH) has provided revolutionary gene transfer therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy for the first time in the emirate.
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Bihar: Health Minister Mangal Pandey inaugurates three new facilities at I
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Bihar Health Minister Mangal Pandey inaugurated three new health facilities at the IGIMS hospital in the state capital Patna on Monday.
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Researchers discover muscle disorder caused by key protein mutations
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A new study discovered that the SMCHD1 protein controls how genes are digested, which influences the course of Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD). This finding about SMCHD1's role in gene regulation is significant because it opens new avenues for creating tailored therapeutic tech
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Researchers suggest new approach to diagnose genetic muscle disease
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
It's tough to tell the difference between the dozens of varieties of limb girdle muscular dystrophy, an uncommon, genetic muscle disease characterised by weakness in the hips and shoulders that makes walking and lifting the arms difficult. Until date, defining the subtype was not crucial in
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Protein can improve muscle function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
A team of researchers has found that protein plays a vital role in the development of the immune system, they can slow down disease progression and improve muscle function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
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Odisha govt sanctions financial aid of Rs 10 lakh for each patient sufferi
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
It mentioned that the family of the patients would represent before the concerned district Collector for financial assistance. The representation would be verified by the concerned Chief District Medical and Public Health Officer.
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Himachal man, whom PM Modi mentioned in 'Mann Ki Baat', appeals for treatm
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme 'Mann ki Baat' is going to complete 100 episodes on April 30.
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Social worker with muscular dystrophy, who won praise from PM Modi, was am
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Vipul Goyal, a social worker suffering from muscular dystrophy, a "largely ignored" ailment, was among the 100 special guests invited at the National Conclave: Mann Ki Baat@100, an event to celebrate 100 episodes of Prime Minister Narendra's Modi's Mann Ki Baat.
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Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on plea of 11-year-old child suffering fr
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Justice Prathiba M Singh on Friday issued notice to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on the plea and listed the matter on April 13 for further hearing.
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Researchers find toxic protein linked to muscular dystrophy, arhinia
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues have found that a toxic protein made by the body called DUX4 may be the cause of two very different rare genetic disorders.
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