atrophy

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The new version, which Novartis will sell under the brand name Itvisma, is approved for spinal muscular atrophy patients aged 2 and older.

From Barron's

Skeletal muscle is often the kind that’s assessed for sarcopenia, a type of muscular atrophy in which age-related loss of muscle and strength is accelerated.

From Scientific American

The result is atrophied social skills and erosion of connections that bridged divides.

From Los Angeles Times

That atrophy was more pronounced in the artistic group than in those without artistic tendencies.

From Scientific American

Scans of his brain even revealed severe atrophying and the hallmarks of the disease: rough, hard, amyloid plaques and spaghetti-like tangles of tau proteins.

From New York Times