An Educational Resource and Exercise Video for Children and Their Parents

This video features stretching exercises that are an important part of rehabilitation for JM patients. The video was created for Muscular Dystrophy patients but still applies to JM patients.

Please check with your doctor before starting any stretching or exercise program.

Cure JM Partner Researcher Uncovers New Biomarkers. Fionnuala McMorrow. University of Bath, UK

Cure JM-Funded Researcher Uncovers New Biomarkers

With your financial support, Cure JM is proud to have funded Fionnuala McMorrow, a Postgraduate Research Student in the Department of Life Sciences at the University of Bath, to embark on a critical research project. Fionnuala’s team analyzed blood samples from the UK to investigate two specific biomarkers (anti-CCAR1 and anti-Sp4) recently identified in U.S. patients with JDM and related conditions

Ask the Doc - Sun Protection Tricks and Tips - Sheila Angeles Han and Kalyani Marathe

“Ask the Doc” – Sun Protection Tricks & Tips for Summer 2023

With summer underway, we are honored to share our latest “Ask the Doc” Town Hall on Sun Protection Tips and Tricks for Summer. In this session, Shelia Angeles-Han, MD, MSc, and Kalyani Marathe, MD, MPH of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, share the importance of sun protection for JM patients.

Sun Protection Tips & Tricks: What Parents, Grandparents, and Patients Need to Know

Ronda Thorington, April Town Hall Web Size, Updated for Resources

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