Once they grow the cells in a lab, the idea is to surgically replace areas of atrophy with a patch of functioning retinal cells. Researchers are also trying to see if they can transplant healthy ...

Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger when an implanted device zapped their ...

A new electrical stimulation therapy for spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) has shown promise in reactivating motor neurons and ...

Geographic atrophy (GA) can be visually confusing ... GA causes progressive and irreversible loss of the cells of the macula/central vision and can lead to vision loss. This is the light-sensitive ...