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

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.

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

Possible causes include muscle atrophy, thyroid disease, digestive problems, and cancer. People may also unintentionally gain or lose weight in different seasons or when facing important or ...

Utrophin increase in muscle cells after transcriptional adaptation normalises cell function in Duchenne muscular ...

and Other Causes Neuromuscular disorders, also called skeletal muscle disorders, are conditions that affect the nerves that send electrical signals to voluntary skeletal muscles to control movement.

Skeletal muscles can convert chemical energy into mechanical energy to cause voluntary muscle contraction ... This results in significant muscle weakness, atrophy, and loss of function.

Muscular dystrophy (MD) represents a group of inherited muscle disorders that primarily cause muscle weakness and muscle wasting, though some types of the disease also present with other ...

rbht.nhs.uk Rationale The molecular mechanisms underlying the muscle atrophy of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) are poorly understood. We hypothesised that increased circulating and ...

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