Apitegromab is an investigational treatment aimed at improving motor function for people living with spinal muscular atrophy. Scholar Rock said it has also submitted and received validation for its ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a group of genetic disorders that causes a loss of motor nerve cells and muscle atrophy. There are five types of SMA relating to age of onset and symptom severity.

PLANTATION, Fla. – A South Florida animal rescue group is seeking a home for Bruno, a French bulldog with a spinal cord injury, while also working to find families for kittens recently rescued ...

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 ...

Now, a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Michigan health authorities sheds light on yet another possible source of the virus for cats: infected people ...

Some Maine Coons also inherit spinal muscular atrophy, which affects their movement and mobility. The distinctive facial structure of these cats can lead to breathing difficulties. They're ...

A Barry man has been jailed and banned from keeping animals after he abused his two cats - one of which died ... He had suffered head and spinal trauma and displayed signs of being in pain.

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs.

Following the first-ever treatment for spinal muscular atrophy in the womb, physicians say a 2-year-old girl shows no signs of the rare genetic disorder. Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic ...

Genentech and Roche are investigating more than a dozen medicines for neurological disorders, including multiple sclerosis, spinal muscular atrophy, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder ...