Evan McMenamin said his brother Travis, "never lets it get him down" despite the "incredible challenges" he faces ...

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

Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, by over 30%, a Michigan Medicine-led study suggests. ALS is a ...

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

Although making mistakes along the way is normal, we know you’d rather avoid them, especially if it’s what’s standing between ...

A cherished Hudson Valley rescue horse who captured the hearts of many has been humanely euthanized after his health declined ...

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

A newly discovered line of communication between body muscle and the pituitary gland may play an unexpected role in female ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger -- able to stand and walk more easily -- when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.

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 spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving the ...