A compound in some fruits may be a treatment candidate for SMA, according to a study that explored the effects of autophagy ...

Children with SMA types 2 and 3 treated with two approved meds also saw sleep-related breathing problems ease over time, a ...

People with SMA, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in Europe identified 10 research priorities that could have the ...

A new study shows that the front and back parts of the brain actually develop completely independently of each other.

As someone living with SMA, columnist Halsey Blocher says her physical state has never quite matched her numerical age.

When columnist Jasmine Ramos was born, there was no treatment for SMA. But scientific advances have changed the trajectory of ...

Columnist Connie Chandler's school days were unremarkable, thanks to the kindness of friends and the special accommodations ...

Children with SMA already experiencing symptoms showed gains in motor abilities after receiving gene therapy, a real-world ...

More than a year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected the muscle-strengthening agent apitegromab for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) due to manufacturing issues, the agency has ...

A new blood test may offer a faster and simpler way to reliably diagnose most cases of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), with results available in about one hour, a study showed. The LNA-PCR assay looks ...

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