A new era in research
We are committed to finding new treatments and, ultimately, cures for people with muscle-wasting conditions.
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Leeds mum takes on 13 miles a week challenge for six-year-old son
Leeds supermum Heather Lewins, who was due to take part in September’s now-cancelled Great North Run (GNR), has started her own challenge in a bid to raise money for Muscular Dys
Big 60 challengers Georgia & David virtually climbing Mount Everest over 60 days!
Walking up and down 1000 steps a day is having to become a normal routine for Big 60 fundraisers Georgia Santry and David Burke.
Jordan Mossom gains degree with his autobiographical picture portrayal of life with a disability
Photography graduate Jordan has praised the University of Cumbria for supporting him to study for and gain a degree while living with a rare muscle-wasting condition.
Great North Run Solo runner clocks up the kilometres
Primary school teacher Gavin Wilkinson worked all through the pandemic, but that didn’t stop him training and setting out on his own ambitious Great North Run Solo event.
Superhero Luke and family to tackle three Irish mountain peaks to fundraise for MDUK
The lockdown has robbed time from nine year old Luke, whose weekly trips to Newcastle for a trial designed for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy have been paused since 16 March
Scott Mitchell’s fantastic running achievements
Scott Mitchell started signing up for fundraising events in 2017 after receiving the devastating news of his son Alex’s late diagnosis of Becker muscular dystrophy in 2015.
Friends from Ipswich to cycle 700 miles to Scafell Pike for Muscular Dystrophy UK
From tomorrow, (27 July) two friends from Ipswich will start cycling the 700 miles to Scafell Pike and back in an epic challenge for Muscular Dystrophy UK – despite having barely
Alexandra Gardyne: Healx partnership is exciting for people like me with FSHD
Alexandra Gardyne, 33, from Gorebridge, Midlothian, Scotland, was diagnosed with FSHD when she was 22. She is a Muscular Dystrophy UK supporter and volunteer.
Your experiences of shielding
Many – though not all – people with a muscle-wasting condition have been shielding because they are classed at high risk of Covid-19.
Jen Envine: ‘Finally receiving my CMT diagnosis was such a relief’
Jen Envine was diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease in May 2019, when she was 36.