People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

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 ...

JESY Nelson said she could have potentially “saved her twins’ legs” had she known about the symptoms of Spinal Muscular Atrophy following their diagnosis. The heartbroken ...

Muscles are made to move. Stretching and contraction stimulate biochemical pathways within muscle that maintain tissue health. When movement slows—when a broken limb is immobilized in a cast, for ...

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 ...

Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy) can be a result of aging or lifestyle habits, like being inactive or eating a poor diet. Muscle loss can also point to hormone abnormalities or underlying health ...

For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement. But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by ...