The weekly number of lab-confirmed influenza cases on Long Island was the highest in at least the past two seasons, with ...

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.

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 ...

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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New data published today shows that 784 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week (week ending 19 January 2025), up from 650 the previous week. Levels ...

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