Scientists compared the CASMA screening approach against standard methods, and found it better at detecting problems in genes ...

Sensing her need to connect with others in the disability community, columnist Jasmine Ramos created The Friendship Circle.

A high-dose regimen of SMA treatment Spinraza benefits for previously treated and untreated SMA patients of all ages, per ...

Apitegromab met the main goal of boosting motor function over a year of treatment in young people with SMA type 2 or 3 in the ...

Newborn screening noted SMA in 12 premature babies in Germany, with 11 treated presymptomatically, but mostly after reaching ...

Columnist Sherry Toh, who has severe kyphoscoliosis, weighs the intense pros and cons of spinal fusion surgery — not an easy ...

They may seem unimportant, but for columnist Alyssa Silva, they make a world of difference. She's referring to the importance ...

Living with SMA is too often uncomfortable, columnist Kevin Schaefer says — especially in the wheelchair and bed.

Nearly two-thirds of adults in South Korea with spinal muscle atrophy type 2 or type 3 were initially misdiagnosed, a study ...

Treatment for 10 months with Spinraza (nusinersen) normalized the activity of 38 genes in adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a genetic study showed. Among the normalized genes were those ...