Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord strengthened the muscles of three people with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare motor neuron disease.

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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

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

Leading global drugmakers such as MSD Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer stand to benefit as it opens new ...