Medicines watchdog approves two treatments for patients with spinal muscular atrophy ...

Gemma Biotherapeutics ("GEMMABio"), a clinical‑stage, global, genetic medicines company, today announced the presentation of preclinical data supporting candidate declaration for GB703, a novel, ...

Treatment for a rare muscle-wasting condition for a nine-year-old has "fundamentally changed the course of his life", his ...

SMA is a rare, inherited condition that causes progressive muscle weakness, affecting movement, breathing and swallowing. Without treatment, the condition can lead to severe disability and, in its ...

Muscle atrophy is a prevalent condition in today's societies, but many of the roles that mitochondria play in the process remain unclear. In a recent study, researchers investigated how muscle atrophy ...

HOUSTON – A newly identified gene, atrogin-1, is involved in muscle loss associated with cancer, diabetes, fasting and kidney disease as well as in the atrophy occurring with disuse, inactivity, and ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly due to underlying medical conditions. Other factors can contribute, like ...

What is SMA? Key signs to look out for in babies as Jesy Nelson highlights life-changing condition - Pop star Jesy Nelson has campaigned for screening to be rolled out after her twins were diagnosed w ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder that has no cure. People with a family history of SMA may consider screening to learn whether they carry the gene that causes the condition.

With the intensification of global population aging, muscle atrophy, characterized by the loss of muscle mass and function, has become an important health issue affecting the elderly. Researchers have ...