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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google A former caregiver and friend once told me that she’d never spent ...

Weak bones in SMA may be due to impaired muscle-to-bone communication. This disruption could be tied to the SNAP23 protein. Restoring SNAP23 or replenishing these vesicles shows promise for improving ...

My mother told me I had fallen while climbing out of my baby bed as a toddler, ending up with a scar that resembled a tiny wad of chewing gum on my elbow. I don’t remember which elbow it was, nor can ...

Share this page with email Share this page on Facebook Share this page on X Share this page on Reddit Print Preferred Source on Google SMA Europe is seeking research proposals to better understand SMA ...

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 ...

The migraine drug flunarizine may protect motor neurons in SMA. It corrects abnormal microRNA levels, including miR-128-3p, in SMA cells and mice. This suggests flunarizine as an add-on therapy and ...