Genetic mechanisms underlying Duchenne muscular dystrophy point to potential treatments
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare hereditary disease that is associated with progressive muscle wasting. The ...
Indiana bill takes aim at chronic wasting disease, but critics fear plan will hurt wild deer
An Indiana House bill meant to help deer combat chronic wasting disease calls for genetic testing, opens door for captive releases.
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...
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Alzheimer’s escape: How one man defied his genetic fate for nearly two decades
A groundbreaking study reveals how a rare combination of genetics, proteomics, and environmental factors may hold the key to ...
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
Spinal muscle atrophy or SMA is a genetic disease that gradually destroys motor neurons, nerve cells in the spinal cord that control muscles. That leads muscles to waste away, especially in the ...
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A Spine-Zapping Implant Helped 3 People With a Muscle-Wasting Disease Walk Better
A Spine-Zapping Implant Helped 3 People With a Muscle-Wasting Disease Walk Better WASHINGTON (AP) — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger ...
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
WASHINGTON — Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger – able to stand and walk more easily – when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord.