The latest understandings in SMA disease type, severity, and progression. Plus, how to make an accurate diagnosis and ...

After 5 years on oral treatment Evrysdi, 90% of children with SMA type 1 were alive, and many reached motor milestones, a ...

The one-time gene therapy Itvisma will now be available for people with SMA of all ages in the European Union after winning ...

Muscle ultrasound helps assess muscle health and its association with motor function in SMA children treated with Spinraza, a ...

Columnist Helen Baldwin says she learned this lesson when her third baby, Jeffrey, was born with SMA in the late 1990s.

In episode 158, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Alberto Lopez from Los Angeles County, California. Alberto is a consultant and… ...

I don’t talk to my ex anymore. For the sake of this column, I will have to let her know about it as a courtesy. But as far as a daily choice goes, it’s not one I make anymore. Readers who’ve kept up ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness. SMA patients do not produce enough of a protein called survival motor neuron (SMN ...

A combination of genetic testing approaches enabled researchers in Spain to more accurately characterize complex genetic changes that may help explain differences in disease severity in spinal ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google Long-read sequencing identified two novel large deletions ...

A few weeks ago, I saw the award-winning musical “Wicked” with my sister-in-law. I saw the show back in 2012 with my parents in New York City, and I jumped at the chance to buy tickets when I saw it ...

When people think about exercise, they often picture movement that is visible, measurable, and easy to quantify, such as miles walked or weight lifted. But for people with SMA, staying fit can look ...