Problems with chemical messengers like dopamine were tied to posture issues in SMA in a mouse study, but levodopa therapy may ease symptoms.

Exercise can enhance the lives of people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) by improving or maintaining function and quality of life. This is accomplished through activities that help to maintain or ...

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive genetic neuromuscular condition affecting spinal motor neurons. The underlying cause of SMA is deletions or mutations in the SMN gene. It is classified ...

Testicular atrophy is the shrinking of your testicles ("balls"). This is not the same thing as when your scrotum ("ball sack") temporarily shrinks and shrivels up when exposed to cold. Rather, it is ...

Back to Healio Topline results from a phase 3 clinical trial showed an investigational gene therapy for young people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 increased mobility and slowed disease ...

Spinal muscular atrophy, SMA, a genetic neuromuscular disorder with progressive muscle wasting due to mutation in the SMN1 gene, deficiency in SMN protein, and loss of motor neurons, 3D illustration ...

Patients with SMA, which has no cure, typically achieve a better quality of life through physical therapy, posture management, and, among other things, nutritional support. 4 Providing individualized ...

Spinal cord interneurons (SpINs) are highly diverse population of neurons that play a significant role in circuit reorganization and spontaneous recovery after spinal cord injury. Regeneration of SpIN ...