Vaginal atrophy can cause sexual pain and discomfort, itchiness, and burning. It can also lead to complications like bladder and bacterial infections. There are several treatment options to reduce ...

Postmenopausal atrophic vaginitis, or vaginal atrophy, is the thinning of the walls of the vagina caused by decreased estrogen levels. This most commonly occurs after menopause. Menopause is the ...

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.

In collaboration with a foundation that breeds service dogs for the visually impaired, researchers at the School of ...

Geographic atrophy is an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration that causes vision loss in older adults. Until recently, there were no treatments available to target the root cause.

Multiple system atrophy (MSA) refers to a group of progressive neurodegenerative disorders that affects the basal ganglia and the motor system (parkinsonism), autonomic nervous system (dysautonomia ...

Investigators advised clinicians of the potential for dystrophies that mimic age-related macular degeneration and other ...

The mutation that causes Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) can be detected in a prenatal screen. But a parent's decision to test for this terrible disease is not as easy as you would think.

Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic condition set in motion before birth that causes worsening muscle weakness. There are four types of the disorder, each with varying degrees of severity.

Objective: To investigate atrophy and weakness of the quadriceps femoris muscle ... with 50% of his male patients and 39% of his female patients reporting a traumatic cause for their pain. Furthermore ...