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.

Postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy treated with intravaginal prasterone for at least 12 weeks were nearly 50% ...

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

Two reading metrics outperform 2 existing reading metrics for determining functional decline in patients with geographic atrophy.

A large study that retrospectively analyzed the visual outcomes and rate of development of neovascular age-related macular ...

A study of NCAA Division I football players revealed persistent atrophy in the quadriceps and gastrocnemius muscles 2 years ...

A large study that retrospectively analyzed the visual outcomes and rate of development of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in eyes with geographic atrophy (GA ... Health Retina ...

For their definition, the group focused on adiposity, the amount of fat stored in the body, and how it affected organs and tissue. “We define clinical obesity as a chronic, systemic illness ...

In the 5 patients with bilateral GA who received a K8 implant in one eye, there was a mean reduction in GA lesion ... cells in the macula to slowly die (atrophy). Over time, the area of atrophy ...

These limitations mean that many people are excluded from guaranteed issue protections. Medigap plans, also known as Medicare supplement plans, can help you pay for out-of-pocket costs from ...

A global commission of experts has called for a radical shift in how obesity is diagnosed, with less reliance on body mass index (BMI) to define disease. The commission, published in Lancet Diabetes ...