University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers carrying out a small pilot clinical trial demonstrating that a drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive ...

Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare autosomal recessive disease that results in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, can suffer the concerning consequences of dysphagia, which ...

Footballer Ezekiel Otuoma and his wife Rachael Otuoma. Otuoma died after a long battle with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). [File, Standard] Former AFC Leopards winger Ezekiel Otuoma passed away at the ...

HONOLULU (KITV4) -- Oahu student and artist Janelle Fiesta, 26, has been living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare, progressive neuromuscular disease, her entire life. She is the first person ...

- Taldefgrobep alfa, a myostatin-targeting biologic investigational agent, in Phase 3 development to increase muscle mass for Spinal Muscular Atrophy patients now granted Fast Track in addition to ...

Young internet sensation Neilah, living with spinal muscular atrophy, has passed away. Her mother, Ruth Wambui, shares their ...

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – February 19, 2025) Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder set in motion before birth. Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital led the ...

Struggling to swallow, producing excess saliva and drooling can in some cases be a warning sign of a motor neuron disease, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Reach Publishing Services Limited (Reach Publishing Services Limited) Jesy Nelson has bravely shared a devastating ...