Study is first to report beneficial effects of Nusinersen in adults with longstanding spinal muscular atrophy type 3 IOS PRESS Amsterdam, November 11, 2019 -A study published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases presents the first evidence of mild improvement or stabilization of motor and respiratory function in adults with spinal muscular atrophy type 3...
Tag: <span>spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)</span>
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Scientists are inching closer towards new therapies for degenerative diseases
Human body is like a huge robot, which has its movement and electronics. We are partially mechanical and partially electronic, but the most mysterious part is how these two mediums connect together. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh and the University of Oxford found two molecules that are responsible for connecting nerves with muscles. These...
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Scientists find evidence that ALS and SMA could be treated with a common drug
Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have identified a compound that helps protect the cells destroyed by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), the most frequent fatal genetic disease in children under 2 years of age. SMA is a neurodegenerative disease targeting motor neurons, the long nerve cells that relay messages from the brain to the muscles...
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Scientists find evidence that ALS and SMA could be treated with a common drug
SMN protein (red) is necessary for the survival of spinal cord neurons (motor neurons) responsible for breathing and all movement. Harvard researchers have found a compound that stabilized this protein in mouse and human motor neurons. This …more Harvard Stem Cell Institute (HSCI) researchers have identified a compound that helps protect the cells destroyed by...