Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh say a new minimally invasive intervention can target the root cause of neural function loss.

An infant with a fatal genetic disease has survived past the age of 2 with no signs of the condition, thanks to treatment ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an ...

A new study from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine sheds light on a potential breakthrough in treating muscle ...

This rare genetic disorder was just treated in the womb for the first time ever - Without treatment, those with the more ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder set in motion before birth. Scientists at St. Jude ...

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl shows no signs of a rare genetic disorder, after becoming the first person to be treated for ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

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

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