Swallowing function may have improved in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients since disease-modifying therapies (DMT) have ...

Many things help me live with SMA, but light plays a special role in my life. There is actual physical light, such as from ...

Columnist Helen Baldwin has developed a keen eye for recognizing angel intervention when she sees it. She shares yet another ...

Gratitude and support from family, friends, and healthcare staff can help SMA patients' mental health, a study found.

Zolgensma was found in a real-world study to ease breathing difficulties in children with SMA and reduce respiratory-related ...

Most SMA patients in the small study also reported gains in speaking, chewing and swallowing, and eased breath fatigue with ...

Gene activity in SMA may be dysregulated, but the way the disease affects genes seems to vary across types of tissues, per a ...

Sweating is a frequent issue for columnist Brianna Albers, who has SMA, but a new tool is keeping her dry and warm at night.

A unique mutation carried by an 8-year-old girl supported a diagnosis of spinal muscle atrophy with lower extremity ...

Children with severe SMA have substantial loss of motor and sensory neurons in the thoracic region of the spinal cord, a ...

Ari Anderson resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was diagnosed with SMA type I at 6 months old in 1982. At the time, the prognosis was almost hopeless. Today’s medical therapies have changed the ...