Spinal Zap Implant Helps Muscle Disease Patients Regain Strength
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) ...
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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 Cord Stimulation Improves Leg Strength and Walking in Adults with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.
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Medtronic SCS device restores function in SMA trial
The first-in-human SCS trial saw all three SMA patients able to increase their walking distance within six minutes to 20 meters.
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Newborn screenings for spinal muscular atrophy
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 ...
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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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Novartis’ Phase III spinal muscular atrophy therapy trial meets primary endpoint
in treating individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 2. The randomised, sham-controlled study assessed the efficacy and safety of the gene therapy in treatment-naïve individuals aged ...
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Biogen Seeks FDA Approval for a Higher Dosing Regimen of Spinraza for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Application is supported by results from the DEVOTE study, which suggested that two doses of Spinraza (nusinerse) 50 mg taken ...
People with spinal muscular atrophy demand urgent action from the Centre to reduce medicine costs
Health activists demand government action to reduce the cost of SMA medicines, citing constitutional obligations and ...
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Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy to begin next week
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 ...