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

Emma, a third-grader with big plans for her future, received a groundbreaking treatment at just the right time.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can ...

Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD) is a rare genetic condition that typically affects infants and children. It causes muscle weakness and breathing problems. Spinal muscular ...

The first prenatal treatment for spinal muscular atrophy showed promise in a single case report. Risdiplam was given to the mother during pregnancy and to the child after birth. More than 2 years ...

After menopause, women with MS show accelerated loss of volume in brain structures associated with memory, attention, and problem-solving.

Lewy body dementia affects more than one million people in the United States. It has two forms: Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia—both caused when too much of the protein ...

Lundbeck to showcase amlenetug Phase 3 MASCOT trial design in Multiple System Atrophy at the International Congress of Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders® 2025·     Details of the Phase 3 ...

Animals that hibernate are incredibly resilient. They can spend months without food or water, muscles refusing to atrophy, body temperature dropping to near freezing as their metabolism and brain ...