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The mother of a four-year-old boy with a rare muscle disease says screening newborn babies for the condition could "save lives". Amy, 37, from Henleaze in Bristol, said early detection of spinal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Amy is campaigning for early screening after her son Oakley was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) [Family handout] The ...

If you've been logging serious hours at the gym, but your physique isn't showing the results, the issue probably isn't your fitness training plan. It's what's on your plate. Lifting weights breaks ...

The dad of a child left severely disabled by a muscle wasting disease has accused the government of “playing God”. The Mirror is campaigning for the UK to join most other developed nations in ...

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Three children will die every year while the NHS waits to roll out a blood test for a muscle wasting disease, modelling shows. Most European nations and the US already check for SMA, so babies can be ...

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Lipoprotein (a) is a low-density lipoprotein that transports cholesterol in the blood. The lipoprotein (a) test — or Lp(a) test — determines the level of this lipoprotein in the blood, and its results ...