In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that Z526, a novel dithiocarbamate-like compound, mitigates cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) both in vitro and in vivo.

Spinraza treatment does not lead to significant kidney dysfunction in SMA patients with types 1 and 2, a safety and efficacy ...

Several small biotechs working on new treatments for weight loss believe that developing therapies with mechanism of actions not seen with current drugs, such as those from Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation could improve muscle function for patients who have spinal ...

For columnist Alyssa Silva, advances in the development of SMA treatments have felt like glimmers of miracles.

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

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, ...

Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal ...

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord strengthened the muscles of three people with spinal muscular atrophy, a rare motor neuron disease.