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Learn how international organizations advocate for neuromuscular diseases around the world.

As the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) continues our commitment to empowering people living with neuromuscular disease, we are excited to present our 2022 blog series: “Quest for Success”. Success looks…

How neuromuscular disease affects target health numbers: blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, and BMI.

As the need for increased diversity in STEM education and careers gains more attention, the Smithsonian Science Education Center (SSEC) is leading the way in making meaningful change in our…

Chris Anselmo, MDA’s Director of Market Intelligence Thanksgiving has always been a time of reflection for me. It is a time to come up for air and take stock of…

Researchers in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at the University of Iowa are seeking people at least four years of age who are living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as well as…

Bethlem myopathy, also called Bethlem muscular dystrophy, is a rare disease affecting skeletal muscles and connective tissue. Considered a type of congenital muscular dystrophy, it was initially recognized in the…

Thank you to everybody who entered the 2022 Quest Reader Photo Contest. We received so many great photos from all around the neuromuscular disease community and are excited to share…

I was once on the go all the time, but in recent years, I have found myself slowing down and trying to pace myself. I do not push the limits…

In September 2022, American Airlines stranded passenger Xavi Santiago for more than five hours at the Orlando airport after misplacing their power wheelchair. One month earlier, Lufthansa stopped Rhode Island…