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 ...

If approved, Itvisma (intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec) will be first and only gene replacement therapy for children two ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Spinal muscular atrophy affects the nerves that control muscle movement, leading to progressive weakening. As a result, infants ...

A new clinical trial has revealed encouraging results for a muscle-targeting therapy aimed at improving motor function in children and adolescents with spinal muscular atrophy, according to a study ...

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, ...

Mayo Clinic's Translational Neuromuscular Disease Research Lab led by Nathan P. Staff, M.D., Ph.D., studies the biological ...

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

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers carrying out a small pilot clinical trial demonstrating that a drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive ...

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(SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just two years. The milestone means the petition, to include SMA in post-birth baby checks for serious ...

Children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare autosomal recessive disease that results in progressive muscle weakness and atrophy, can suffer the concerning consequences of dysphagia, which ...

The first prenatal treatment for spinal muscular atrophy showed promise in a single case report. Risdiplam was given to the mother during pregnancy and to the child after birth. More than 2 years ...