In a letter to European patients, Roche said its decision to end development of “emugrobart” was based on the drug “not consistently” improving muscle growth and motor function in a key study.

Researchers have identified a protein that’s critical to the development of skeletal muscle mass and strength and the tissue’s ability to metabolize glucose. They say their findings may lead to ...

The big pharma company will no longer progress emugrobart to late-stage trials in FSHD and SMA due to a lack of efficacy.

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

With the intensification of global population aging, muscle atrophy, characterized by the loss of muscle mass and function, has become an important health issue affecting the elderly. Researchers have ...

Muscle atrophy is a prevalent condition in today's societies, but many of the roles that mitochondria play in the process remain unclear. In a recent study, researchers investigated how muscle atrophy ...

But for Brooklyn, who lives with spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, a rare genetic condition that affects muscle strength and ...

Oral risdiplam (Evrysdi, Genentech) started in the first 6 weeks of life let most infants with presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) reach motor milestones typical of healthy babies, results of ...

Distal spinal muscular atrophy (DSMA) is a rare genetic disease that causes a loss of muscle movement. It affects muscles further away from the center of the body, such as the hands, feet, and legs.

Late-stage trial data for Roche’s drug against muscle-wasting Elevidys showed positive results after two years of treatment for male patients aged 4 or older with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The data ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs. Previously, ...