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.

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 them ...

Health activists demand government action to reduce the cost of SMA medicines, citing constitutional obligations and ...

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

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

From February 12, all newborn babies will be offered screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare progressive neuromuscular disease. SMA will be one of more than 20 other rare disorders ...

The health activists argue that the government is empowered with effective law and policy tools and therefore should ...

The first-in-human trial saw all three patients able to increase their walking distance within six minutes to 20 meters.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an ...

Application is supported by results from the DEVOTE study, which suggested that two doses of Spinraza (nusinerse) 50 mg taken ...