The treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a rare progressive genetic disorder that destroys motor neurons and weakens muscles, leading to severe disability and sometimes, premature death, is ...

Novartis (NVS) on Thursday announced that the European Commission approved its gene therapy. Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) for children aged two years and older with spinal muscular atrophy, a ...

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EC backs first gene replacement therapy for broad sma population Novartis has secured European Commission approval for Itvisma for the treatment of children aged two years and older, as well as teens ...

Federal Reserve policymakers preparing for their next policy meeting in two weeks got a fresh snapshot on Wednesday of a broadly improving economy, with employment on the rise but not straining wage ...

A family of nine recently immigrated to Minnesota from Somalia and lost their apartment to a fire in St. Louis Park just three months after moving into it. Sunday night’s gunfire was the second mass ...

Putin likely to escalate Ukraine war, despite Trump peace push President Vladimir Putin is rejecting calls to negotiate peace with Kyiv, three sources close to the Kremlin told Reuters, with Ukraine's ...

Nanozymes are functional nanomaterials, such as metal oxides, with enzyme-like properties. Their ability to produce reactive oxygen species like hydroxyl (• OH) radicals makes them especially useful ...

Syfovre, also known as pegcetacoplan, is a medicine used to treat geographic atrophy, which is the advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration. Geographic atrophy can cause irreversible ...

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has shared hugely emotional footage showing the moment she received news that her babies had spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The 35-year-old posted footage from her ...

The dressing forms a hydrogel barrier upon spraying, releasing nanozymes that combat infection and inflammation while promoting a healthy vaginal microbiome. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...