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A NEW screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is now being offered, included in the heel prick test, to all newborns in ...

Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) (“Alterity” or “the Company”), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, today ...

ALS and improved mobility? Let me explain. First, a little background. About three months ago, I wrote about walking with my ...

Mayo Clinic's Translational Neuromuscular Disease Research Lab led by Nathan P. Staff, M.D., Ph.D., studies the biological ...

ARVO and RWC abstracts feature analyses on biomarkers, mechanism of disease, patient experience and other data from IZERVAY ™ (avacincaptad pegol intravitreal solution) pivotal studies Astellas stands ...

Lindsey Vonn is back on her feet after a wicked crash at the Olympics nearly cost her a leg. However, she suffered from extreme muscle atrophy during the ...

(SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years. The milestone means the petition, to include SMA in post-birth baby checks for serious ...

Post hoc analyses of the AREDS/AREDS2 studies presented at the recent American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting examined supplementation on the risk of geographic atrophy progression. In this ...

To evaluate pancreatic atrophy in long-term transplant survivors, we retrospectively reviewed consecutive 42 patients with hematological malignancy after allogeneic PBSCT from related donors at our ...

The vagina is the outer portion of the birthing canal that encloses the mouth of the uterus or the cervix. It is lined with mucous membranes and normally the female hormone estrogen helps to keep ...

A man diagnosed with a rare form of dementia says taking part in a free cycling session "brought back memories" for him. The ...