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MDUK Annual President’s Awards
  We are consistently blown away by the dedication…
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“The world’s not going to change and people aren’t going to be more aware unless you do something about it”
  In their first year as a family fund, the Chubb…
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"My hope for the future is a society that doesn’t disable me anymore"
  For most of my life, doctors and consultants have…
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“I want to make the space my son will be entering for his additional needs a more diverse one”
How did you become interested in issues around equality, diversity and inclusion? When I found out…
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“If you are constantly trying to cure sneezing, which is a symptom of a cold, then you won’t get very far” - my visit to Liverpool Universities
Back again, I thought with a smile on my face as the train pulled into the Liverpool Lime Street…
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Researchers find potential key to treatment for myopathies in the pocket of an old muscle protein
Muscles contract so that we can move our bodies, breathe, swallow etc. Several muscle conditions…
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New research sheds light on the cause of myotonic dystrophy type 1
A better understanding the root cause behind this condition will in time lead to more targeted and…
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New research may help predict the severity and progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by genetic changes that prevent the body from producing…
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What do the latest government budget plans mean? – the Autumn statement explained
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, made an Autumn statement in the House of…
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'My stepdaughter is my motivation and inspiration'
Ann’s stepdaughter, Sarah, was told she lived with probable limb girdle muscular dystrophy at the…
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