Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body's muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the ...

Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body’s muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the ...

From left: Myosana CEO Matthew Lumley, with co-founders Stanley Froehner and Nick Whitehead. (Myosana and UW Photos) The news: Myosana Therapeutics, a Seattle startup developing gene therapy ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare genetic disease of the nerve cells in the spinal cord that can appear as early as infancy. The disease leads to a progressive loss of muscle strength. Those affected ...

A study by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers sheds new light on the development and treatment of a rare form of muscular dystrophy. The study's findings were recently published in ...

Muscles play a part in every function of the body. The muscular system is made up of over 600 muscles. These include three muscle types: smooth, skeletal, and cardiac. Only skeletal muscles are ...

bluebird bio Awarded up to $4.2 Million from the French Muscular Dystrophy Association for Continued Development of Gene Therapy for Beta-Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 16, ...

Dystroglycan, a muscle cell receptor whose dysfunction causes muscular dystrophy, actually has a critical role in brain development, researchers have discovered. Researchers at Stony Brook University ...

The film explores the muscular system of the human body, detailing the roles and functions of the three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles, which are voluntary and work ...

The contribution of selected physical development and muscular strength measures to general motor performance capacity was investigated in 55 seven to twelve year old boys. The physical development ...