Researchers reported what they called the first evidence that a spine-stimulating implant might aid neurodegenerative ...

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

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.

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

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2002; Thomas, 2007). Currently, no drug treatment for muscle wasting is available, with exercise and ample protein intake being the only bona fide intervention to slow muscle loss (Sepulveda et al., ...

The auricular muscles helped change the shape of the shell–or pinna–of the ear and helped humans living millions of years ago listen closely. They are still used by roughly 10 to 20 percent of ...

As a modern society, as human beings, we have far to go to realize the gift of being with our elderly as the joy it is. Deborah Plumer Brooklyn To the Editor: There is much to be done to give all ...

What happens to posture as we get older? - From targeted exercises to sleeping positions, here are some effective ways to ...

Just like food trends come and go, so do eating habits. So, as someone who is always curious about how and what folks ate "back in the day," I was super interested when I saw redditor towinem ask ...