Treatment for meningiomas, the most common type of brain tumor, is now safer thanks to technological advancements. At Mayo Clinic, navigation tools and precision imaging help surgeons operate with ...

Saudi Arabia: A recent case report in BMC Nephrology describes an unusual instance of a trans-mesenteric internal hernia ...

The mean age at diagnosis was 0·5 years (SD 0·4) for those with SMA type 1, 1·6 years (SD 0·8) for those with SMA type 2, and 2·9 years (SD 1·7) for those with SMA type 3. As of data cutoff (Nov 1, ...

The intervention targets the root cause of progressive loss of neural function in spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease. It involves electrical stimulation of the sensory ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder set in motion before birth. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital led the first in uterotreatment of SMA ...

Exercise can make a significant difference for patients with SMA by working alongside other medical advancements to improve their quality of life. As a child, Mitchell Choma rarely sat still.

Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window The first prenatal treatment for spinal muscular atrophy showed promise in a single case report. Risdiplam was given to ...

Scientists report results from a promising new approach to treat the rare neurodegenerative disorder. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder set in motion before ...

Rebecca shares the story of her son, who was diagnosed at birth with spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disease that causes muscles to weaken and shrink. It affects the motor neurons in the spinal ...