The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn's genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal ...

More than two years after the Government committed to adding SMA to newborn testing, families are still waiting ...

"Monumental" is how Ashley E. Webb, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Child & Adolescent Neurology Neuromuscular Program Director, UTHealth, University of Texas Health ...

The mother of a four-year-old boy with a rare muscle disease says screening newborn babies for the condition could "save lives". Amy, 37, from Henleaze in Bristol, said early detection of spinal ...

"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 ...

Speaking to Sky News' The UK Tonight programme with Sarah-Jane Mee, Ms Nelson described how her girls were diagnosed with the ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neurological disease for which there is presently no cure, although current therapies can alleviate symptoms. In the search for better treatment options, ...

A positive effect of nusinersen treatment on motor function in ambulant pediatric and adult spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients during a 38-month period has been demonstrated by an analysis of data ...

Jesy Nelson of Little Mix fame has shared the news that her twin girls have been diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a genetic disorder that is primarily diagnosed in children. The singer shared an emotional ...

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 ...