DM is a spinal cord disease in which the white matter of the spinal cord breaks down. It slowly worsens until your dog loses coordination and is unable to walk. After the white matter around the nerve ...

Canine Degenerative Myelopathy (DM) is a neurodegenerative disease in dogs with similarities to ALS in humans. Scientists have discovered a modifier gene that affects the risk of developing DM in ...

Researchers have found that the genetic mutation responsible for degenerative myelopathy (DM) in dogs is the same mutation that causes amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the human disease also known ...

My veterinarian thinks my dog may have degenerative myelopathy and told me it is only going to get worse. Is there anything I can do to slow down the process? Degenerative myelopathy is a genetic ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) -- Two-year-old shephard mix, Dwyer, has been at the Lynchburg Humane Society since December. He ended up at the humane society after being neglected at his previous home.