It's uncomfortable when people stare at her medical equipment, but columnist Alyssa Silva has learned to flip the script.

SMA patients with scoliosis show abnormal spinal muscle metabolism. These metabolic flaws lead to cellular energy deficiency ...

The latest understandings in SMA disease type, severity, and progression. Plus, how to make an accurate diagnosis and ...

The one-time gene therapy Itvisma will now be available for people with SMA of all ages in the European Union after winning ...

After 5 years on oral treatment Evrysdi, 90% of children with SMA type 1 were alive, and many reached motor milestones, a ...

Muscle ultrasound helps assess muscle health and its association with motor function in SMA children treated with Spinraza, a ...

Alyssa Silva is a writer based out of Providence, Rhode Island. She was diagnosed with SMA type 1 in 1991 when she was just 5 months old. Aside from writing, Alyssa is the chief creative officer for ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness. SMA patients do not produce enough of a protein called survival motor neuron (SMN ...

In episode 158, host Kevin Schaefer talks with Alberto Lopez from Los Angeles County, California. Alberto is a consultant and… ...

My caregiver held the toothpaste tube in both hands, meticulously squishing it flat from the bottom all the way up to the nozzle. I laughed: “It’s OK, I have a whole new tube ready to go in the closet ...

I don’t talk to my ex anymore. For the sake of this column, I will have to let her know about it as a courtesy. But as far as a daily choice goes, it’s not one I make anymore. Readers who’ve kept up ...

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