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

This can happen when nearby brain tissue atrophies.

From Science Magazine

As labor unions atrophied, hollowing out systems for training and retraining, workers without college educations saw their bargaining power reduced in the face of machines capable of rudimentary tasks.

From New York Times

Yet Europe has left unaddressed the corrosive, longer-term problem of defense industries in most E.U. countries that were left to atrophy after the Soviet Union’s collapse more than three decades ago, and today remain supine.

From Washington Post

But Russia’s weakened hand only stands to atrophy in years to come as its economy stagnates under sanctions, cut off from global technology and supply chains.

From Washington Post