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The most expensive drug in the world
Genetic therapy for Novartis spinal muscular atrophy costs more than $ 2 million a course.
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Loss of ability to speak since 1985, how did Stephen Hawking talk to the world?
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The sick life of Stephen Hawking's genius has become a medical mystery
On January 8, Stephen Hawking, a genius, turned 76, an age no one had expected in people with muscular atrophy syndrome (ALS).
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The magic drug helps paralyzed children to walk
Children with spinal muscular atrophy will be very weak in the first months of life. They will have difficulty breathing, even unable to suck, swallow and often do not l…
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75-year-old disease is still a mystery of American baseball legend
On his 36th birthday, Lou Gehrig was diagnosed with sclerosis on one side of his body, causing his body to become paralyzed and only live for another 2 years.
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Decoding the life of Stephen Hawking - a person who suffers from
World physicist King Stephen Hawking has been resilient to the disease for more than 50 years, although he has been diagnosed with only two years of life after discoveri…
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Using medications to prolong life and improve mobility in mice with spinal muscular atrophy
According to the results of a new study, drug treatment may help prolong life and improve mobility in experimental mice with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA).
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Brain implants help patients communicate by thinking
A patient with inability to walk and speak in the Netherlands can control new implants to communicate with thoughts without the supervision of a medical professional.