FOX News on MSN12d
Spinal cord stimulation restores movement for people with 'muscle wasting' disorder
New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...
Medpage Today on MSN1d
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 ...
Newsday15d
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 ...
News Medical on MSN15d
Neurostimulation improves movement in adults with spinal muscle atrophy
All participants increased their 6-Minute Walk Test score – a measure of muscle endurance and fatigue – by at least 20 meters, compared to a mean improvement of 1.4 meters over three months of ...
The Associated Press on MSN15d
A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.