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Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease.

In a small human trial in SMA patients neurostimulation sessions improved motoneuron function, reduced fatigue, and improved leg muscle strength and walking.

A new drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal ...

The study may suggest that other researchers should be less optimistic about the prospects for treating a range of other ...

PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTCT), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel medicines for rare disorders, finds itself at a critical juncture. With a promising ...

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South San Francisco, CA, January 30, 2025 – The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world’s largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, has awarded nearly ...

Atalanta Therapeutics has bagged $97 million, money the biotech plans to use to launch clinical trials for its small ...

Subtle signs of neurodegeneration can be detected in blood, CSF, and neuroimaging, up to 20 years before the motor symptoms ...

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