How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got ...

A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving the ...

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

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

The first-in-human SCS trial saw all three SMA patients able to increase their walking distance within six minutes to 20 meters.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

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

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

From February 12, all newborn babies will be offered screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare progressive neuromuscular disease. SMA will be one of more than 20 other rare disorders ...

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

The health activists argue that the government is empowered with effective law and policy tools and therefore should ...