History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

RARE's IND for UX016, a novel sialic acid prodrug targeting GNEM, a rare muscle disease, gets accepted by the FDA. The ...

Nearly one-third of PM/DM patients are readmitted within 180 days. Common causes of readmission include PM exacerbations and sepsis. Female patients, obese patients, patients with comorbid conditions, ...

The new Scoring system for Cancer Risk in idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (SCRIM), which incorporated age, sex, smoking status, dermatomyositis, anti‑transcriptional intermediary factor 1‑gamma (anti ...

The diagnosis is rare, but devastating -- children with congenital muscle disorders often never learn to walk. Until now, there was no chance of recovery, but researchers are now presenting a possible ...

Solve GNE, a nonprofit foundation dedicated to accelerating treatments for GNE myopathy, has announced major progress across its research, fundraising, and regulatory efforts. To date, the non-profit ...

Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...