A 5-year-old British boy suffering from the rare disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has miraculously begun to walk four years after receiving the "world’s most expensive" gene therapy. On the 31st, ...

Megan Willis' son, Edward, was given the gene therapy, Zolgensma, after being diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy when he ...

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Atrophy Advisor aids in managing GA in AMD by integrating progression and lifespan estimates to guide treatment decisions. GA ...

Testicular atrophy can occur due to inflammation caused by viral or bacterial infections, age, and injury, among other causes. Treatment can depend on the underlying cause. Testicular atrophy refers ...

Brain atrophy (cerebral atrophy) is the loss of brain cells called neurons, as well as the connections that help cells communicate. It can result from different diseases that damage the brain. As you ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) is a chronic, progressive degeneration of the macula that can occur in some people with dry macular degeneration. GA is a late, or advanced, stage of the disease. The people ...

Muscle atrophy is the loss of muscle mass. Low physical activity, nutritional deficiencies, genetic factors, and some medical conditions may contribute. Muscle atrophy due to inactivity can occur if a ...

Vaginal atrophy is when the walls of your vagina get thin, dry, and inflamed. This can happen when your body makes less estrogen, such as during and after menopause. This condition and its symptoms ...

Recent research and expert analysis suggest that generative AI, like ChatGPT, may be quietly eroding our cognitive muscles ...

Muscle atrophy, as the name suggests, is a weakening or reduction of muscle due to lack of use or due to a disease. It is a result of a mismatch between the rates of protein synthesis and protein ...