Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

Considering taking supplements to treat spinal muscular atrophy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy. Follow the links to ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

The mutation that causes Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) can be detected in ... rather than waiting until symptoms manifest and a diagnosis is made. Opponents argue that there is not enough benefit ...

A Boston-area biopharmaceutical firm has submitted a biologics license application to the FDA for its investigational, fully ...

one of the diseases that is being researched is Spinal Muscular Atrophy. It’s a disease that people are born with that affects babies and adults. It is estimated that in the state of Idaho ...

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

Study using a new, child-friendly scale found patients up to age 2 had smaller mouth openings than healthy peers, risking ...

An investigational higher dose of spinal muscular atrophy drug nusinersen gains attention as the FDA and European Medicines ...