Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs.

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to treat aging-related muscular atrophy using regenerative medicine. Conventional methods to implant myoblasts, precursors to ...

On Long Island, those cuts hit close to home. For 12-year-old Emma Larson who was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, getting into her wheelchair is now an easy feat. But her mom Dianne Larson ...

Body mass index (BMI), SMI of the third lumbar vertebra, upper arm circumference ... which causes skeletal muscle atrophy. The current study identified BCAA catabolic dysfunction and accumulation ...

Rebecca shares the story of her son, who was diagnosed at birth with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disease that causes muscles to weaken and shrink. It affects the motor neurons in the spinal ...

Patients with SMA, which has no cure, typically achieve a better quality of life through physical therapy, posture management, and, among other things, nutritional support. 4 Providing individualized ...

There are several treatment options available for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition characterized ... and flexibility in people with SMA. Besides leg/arm movement, rehabilitative ...

What is Evrysdi for SMA? Evrysdi (risdiplam) is a disease-modifying therapy, taken daily, that’s approved for children and adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). It is the only approved SMA ...

Given the debilitating and potentially fatal symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), researchers are driven to develop therapies that could prevent disease progression, reduce complications, and ...