Researchers reported a spine-stimulating implant might aid neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscle atrophy.

The data showed reduced difficulties in standing, walking and running that were statistically significant, the company said.

How a tiny spinal implant could help those with muscle-wasting disease - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease got ...

Late-stage trial data for Roche's drug against muscle-wasting Elevidys showed positive results after two years of treatment for male patients aged 4 or older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

and even potentially a longer life among older adults. That’s partly down to something called sarcopenia, or muscle wasting. “Beginning as early as the [fourth] decade of life, evidence ...

The FDA has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application for a higher dose regimen of nusinersen (Spinraza; Biogen Inc) for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according ... SMA affects muscle strength and ...

Lack of muscle increases the risk of falls, a big killer of the elderly. It makes it harder to recover from injuries and illness. And it can worsen the prognosis of cachexia, the rapid wasting ...