Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that disrupts nerve-to-muscle signaling. This causes muscle weakness that varies in severity. Symptoms can be localized or more widespread.

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Albert Stowell's family thought he was having a stroke. It was Easter dinner 2014, and they were all gathered around the table when he started slurring his words. A trip to the emergency room and a CT ...

Physical activity and sleep impact MG symptoms and fatigue, but individual variability affects these associations. Cohort analysis linked higher disease severity, female sex, comorbidities, inactivity ...

Diagnosing myasthenia gravis (MG) has changed the epidemiology of the disease and taken on a new importance for patients and researchers with the emergence of new treatment classes in the last several ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) medications can improve symptoms and quality of life, even though MG is chronic and has no current cure. Pyridostigmine bromide (Mestinon), a cholinesterase inhibitor, is often ...

Myasthenia gravis is a lifelong (chronic) autoimmune condition, which means that the body’s immune system attacks its own healthy cells. Most people with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) have ...

Efgartigimod alfa–hyaluronidase significantly improves ocular symptoms in adults with ocular myasthenia gravis, according to phase 3 trial data.

A new study led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine and Cartesian Therapeutics, found that immunotherapy can help people with generalized myasthenia gravis, a disease where the body ...

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., March 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced new data from the Phase 3, registrational MINT trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of UPLIZNA ® ...