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 ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can ...

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 ...

Regulator approves Itvisma for adults and children aged two and above, positioning the UAE among the first countries globally to authorise the treatment for a wider age group ...

This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to ...

NBS programs are fairly new in the U.S., so not much is known about variations among them or about provider practice patterns for newborns with SMA. In a survey of providers and state NBS programs, ...

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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 ...

Medical researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism that leads to motor neuron degeneration in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This discovery offers a new target for treatment that overcomes important ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evrysdi is the only FDA-approved, noninvasive, disease-modifying treatment for spinal muscular atrophy. The ...

The UAE has become the second country worldwide to approve Itvisma, a groundbreaking gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy ...