Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly due to underlying medical conditions. Other factors can contribute, like ...

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 ...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers carrying out a small pilot clinical trial demonstrating that a drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive ...

The family of a three-year-old girl with a rare muscle disease are facing a bill of £7,000 for adaptations to their home.

A person may inherit the genetic changes responsible for muscular dystrophy. These genetic changes can also occur due to spontaneous genetic mutations. In either case, the disease is not preventable.

Distal spinal muscular atrophy (DSMA) is a rare genetic disease that causes a loss of muscle movement. It affects muscles further away from the center of the body, such as the hands, feet, and legs.

Boosting communication between the spinal nerves and the muscles using the spinal cord stimulation reverses spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) progression and could be applied to other motoneuron diseases, ...

MONDAY, Aug. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the ...