New Atlas11h
Infant's genetic muscle disorder improved by treating pregnant mother
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an ...
Medpage Today on MSN2d
First-Ever Prenatal Treatment for Spinal Muscular Atrophy Shows Promise
The first prenatal therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) showed promising results, a case report indicated. More than 2 ...
The Herald14d
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
researchers reported what they called the first evidence that a spine-stimulating implant already being tested for paralysis might also aid neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscle atrophy ...
manilastandard14d
December jobless rate lowest in 6 months at 3.1%
The Philippines’ unemployment rate fell to a six-month low of 3.1 percent in December 2024 but was ... The labor force participation rate was 65.1 percent in December 2024, down from 66.6 percent in ...
Texas Public Radio15d
Spinal stimulation restored muscles wasted by rare genetic disorder
Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...
WJHL-TV16d
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Yet over the month-long pilot study, “they were getting better and better.” Spinal muscle atrophy or SMA is a genetic disease that gradually destroys motor neurons, nerve cells in the spinal ...