More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

IL-10 was increased in the cerebrospinal fluid of 9 out of 10 patients with PCNSL involving the spinal cord. The diagnosis of spinal cord lymphoma is often delayed due to the high risks associated ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a progressive genetic neuromuscular condition ... findings commonly associated in such cases with bulbar muscle weakness due to impaired secretion clearance and ...

Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is a promising strategy for reestablishing walking after spinal cord injury, recent studies show. But for patients suffering from muscle spasms ...

Back to Healio Topline results from a phase 3 clinical trial showed an investigational gene therapy for young people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 increased mobility and slowed disease ...

High-density lipoprotein (HDL), or "good" cholesterol, may play a vital role in conserving healthy brain matter in middle-aged adults, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. The ...

Investing.com -- Novartis AG (SIX:NOVN) has reported that an advanced study showed their new experimental drug improved motor function in children suffering from a form of spinal muscular atrophy. The ...

Spinal muscular atrophy occurs when babies are born with a flawed or absent gene needed to make a protein key to nerve cells’ survival. It affects muscle function, including breathing ...