Distal spinal muscular atrophy is a type of spinal muscular atrophy that primarily affects your hands and feet along with your lower arms and legs. Treatments focus on relieving symptoms. A genetic ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive neuromuscular disorder that is caused by an insufficient level of survival motor neuron (SMN) protein. Nusinersen is an antisense oligonucleotide drug ...

Panelists discuss how spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive genetic disease affecting motor neurons with 3 currently approved disease-modifying therapies that restore SMN protein ...

Testicular atrophy can occur due to inflammation caused by viral or bacterial infections, age, and injury, among other causes. Treatment can depend on the underlying cause. Testicular atrophy refers ...

It is a condition that has received little attention to date, and it mainly affects people who are obese: due to a lack of exercise, this population group can suffer from gradual muscle atrophy, which ...

Besides causing offense, the phrase may contribute to the underdiagnosing of treatable problems associated with menopause. By Rachel E. Gross When Heather Corinna started a Facebook support group in ...

First gene replacement therapy in the EU for broad population with SMA, including children two years and older, teens and adults   Fixed, one-time dose designed to replace the faulty SMN1 gene, ...