Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh say a new minimally invasive intervention can target the root cause of neural function loss.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug application for a tablet version of Evrysdi (risdiplam) for people living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an ...

Rapid weight loss can lead to a rare condition known as Slimmer's paralysis, caused by a deficiency of essential B vitamins ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder set in motion before birth. Scientists at St. Jude ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts ...

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord ...

Summary: Humans have vestigial ear muscles that once helped our ancestors focus on sounds. New research shows these muscles still activate when we strain to hear in noisy environments. Scientists used ...

resulting in a reduction in muscle mass and muscle atrophy (36). There are several limitations to this meta-analysis. First, the studies are confined to Chinese, American, and British populations. The ...