Despite significant advancements in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) management, unmet needs persist, especially for patients ...

A recent publication by the British Thoracic Society (BTS) offers the first long-term analysis of the UK Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) Registry. IPF is a progressive interstitial lung disease ...

HealthDay News — Sleep deficiency is associated with atrophy of the inferior parietal region of the brain, according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

‘And so he started seeing fewer and fewer people. They allowed his faculties to atrophy. But I think, like knives, they have to be sharpened. They get sharpened by rubbing them up against stee ...

Reason for decision Anticipate the topic will be of importance to patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and the health of the public to ensure clinical benefit is realised, inequalities in ...

Purpose: X-linked infantile spinal-muscular atrophy (XL-SMA) is a rare disorder, which presents with the clinical characteristics of hypotonia, areflexia, and multiple congenital contractures ...

In many cases, patients with geographic atrophy (GA) can benefit from a referral to a retina specialist (to improve their quality of their care) or a low-vision specialist (to improve their ...

Please enter a valid email address. Typically, GA lesions initially appear in the perifoveal region. As they grow, they can involve the fovea, affecting central vision and potentially leading to ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a disorder affecting the motor neurons—nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement. These cells are located in the spinal cord. Because the muscles cannot ...

Geographic atrophy (GA), an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), leads to significant progressive vision loss and blindness. With a rise in the aging population around the ...