About 20-25 percent of adults have the metabolic syndrome and have increased risk of developing both cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. In this longitudinal study, investigators examined ...

Six-year-old José Capablanca was excited to see his visitors. “I think you guys want to know how fast I can run!” he shouted, racing around his family’s home in Gallatin, Tennessee. José has Duchenne ...

A person may inherit the genetic changes responsible for muscular dystrophy. These genetic changes can also occur due to spontaneous genetic mutations. In either case, the disease is not preventable.