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FDA receives biologics license application for apitegromab in spinal muscular atrophy
A Boston-area biopharmaceutical firm has submitted a biologics license application to the FDA for its investigational, fully ...
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Neurostimulation improves movement in adults with spinal muscle atrophy
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.
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Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder
Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – ...
How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease
How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got ...
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Clinical Phenotyping and Biomarkers in Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
Background: Spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) or Kennedy disease [OMIM: 313200] is a rare X-linked neuromuscular disease. Patients commonly present with muscle cramps, tremors, leg weakness, ...
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Muscle Atrophy Due to Nerve Damage Is Accompanied by Elevated Myofibrillar Protein Synthesis Rates
Chronic constriction injury to the nerve is accompanied by debilitating symptoms such as neuropathic pain, hampered motor function and skeletal muscle atrophy (Bennett and Xie, 1988). Even though ...