The new data show that an axonal injury and neurodegeneration biomarker was reduced in nearly all study participants treated with Spinraza. The evaluates clinical outcomes and safety following ...

Novartis said it believes its new gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy, a genetic disease affecting voluntary muscle movement, will be worth more than $4 million per dose, according to STAT. The ...

Neuromuscular diseases are conditions that affect your nerve and muscle function. Neuromuscular disorders affect your peripheral nerves—the nerves outside your brain and spinal cord. Types of ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease of the nervous system. It affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord called motor neurons. Motor neurons control muscle movement and ...

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 ...

Doctors may use a range of tests to diagnose myasthenia gravis (MG), including blood tests, nerve conduction tests, and imaging tests. MG is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the voluntary ...

WASHINGTON - Warming up before exercise is one of those steps most people know they're "supposed" to take, but don't always ...