A NEW screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is now being offered, included in the heel prick test, to all newborns in ...

"Managing pain in patients with SMA begins with the recognition that there are predictable etiologies leading to pain in SMA and investigating them during each medical visit is important to implement ...

Mother of boy (4), who underwent surgery for condition, says she would not wish her family’s experience ‘on worst enemy’ ...

Regina Trollmann, MD, of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, and colleagues, did a retrospective ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare, genetic condition that, across all types, affects ~1,600 people in the UK.1 It can cause muscle weakness which gets worse over time, causing movement, ...

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson has revealed her twin daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster, have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1, a rare genetic condition ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and spina bifida are distinct conditions that affect the nerves that allow for voluntary motor control. Share on Pinterest press coverage photography/Getty Images SMA is ...

The introduction of 3 FDA-approved therapies for spinal muscular atrophy is enabling clinicians to treat the disease completely different from how it was handled in the past. The new therapies for ...

AMES, Iowa – Ravindra Singh has spent years studying a gene that when missing or mutated causes spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a deadly disease that’s among the most common genetic disorders in ...

People with spinal muscle atrophy (SMA), an inherited neuromuscular disease, usually experience muscle weakness that impacts movement. New research suggests that electrical spinal cord stimulation ...

Children born with a rare neuromuscular disorder are being given another chance in life thanks to a new treatment experts are calling a "game-changer".

SMA is a genetic condition that impacts motor neurons, leading to muscle weakness that affects essential functions like breathing and movement. Treatments like Spinraza and Zolgensma can help manage ...