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

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger -- able to stand and walk more easily -- when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

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

Villous atrophy occurs when your intestinal villi—the microscopic, finger-like tentacles that line the wall of your small intestine—erode away, leaving a virtually flat surface. Celiac disease, an ...

This results in significant muscle weakness, atrophy, and loss of function. The majority of neuromuscular disorders are genetic or caused by problems with the immune system. Nerves communicate with ...

and even potentially a longer life among older adults. That’s partly down to something called sarcopenia, or muscle wasting. “Beginning as early as the [fourth] decade of life, evidence ...

According to Dendy Engelman, MD, FAAD, board-certified dermatologist and Mohs surgeon at Shafer Clinic Fifth Avenue, it works to block the muscle contraction ... “As we get older, we lose ...

But until recently, we haven’t had any therapeutics to target the root cause of geographic atrophy, an advanced form of dry AMD. Pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) is the first FDA-approved drug to slow ...

Just like the proteins in our muscles, which convert chemical energy into power to allow us to perform daily tasks, these tiny rotary motors use chemical energy to generate force, store energy ...