Vaginal atrophy can cause vaginal burning, dryness, and itching. It is often due to a drop in estrogen levels like during ...

Muscle atrophy is when muscles shrink from lack of use. It can occur due to an injury, a neurological condition, or from a ...

As our bodies undergo hormonal shifts during perimenopause and beyond, symptoms like hot flashes, sleep troubles and mood swings are expected. But what’s less discussed is the dryness, discomfort and ...

Patients with vision loss caused by a common but untreatable condition are able to read again thanks to a groundbreaking eye implant, but what is the device and how does it help?– What is the Prima ...

A wireless retinal implant has been shown to restore vision in patients with geographic atrophy (GA), a major cause of ...

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 ...

Geographic atrophy (GA), the late stage of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), may lead to vision loss. Here’s what to expect as the condition progresses. About 1 million people in the United ...

On Twitter, people are declaring that when this time is over, they are going to hug every human being they see, in long, enfolding hugs, immersing themselves and their recipients in the power of human ...

Gene therapy is linked to better nonmotor outcomes in spinal muscular atrophy type 1 compared to first-line nusinersen, new ...

Geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness and affects more than 5 million persons worldwide. No therapies to restore vision in ...

When we think about genetic diseases, the ones that usually come to mind are cystic fibrosis, Fragile X and, of course, Tay-Sachs disease. One disease that many people are not aware of is spinal ...