Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment News Today

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017
Hello, Join Me: Introducing ‘Life, One Cup at a Time’
Columns, Life, One Cup at a Time - a Column by Alyssa Silva
Let’s imagine you and I are enjoying a delicious cup of coffee right now. Around us are people engrossed ... Read more
July 20, 2017
Quest Diagnostics’ New Genetic Carrier Screening Test, QHerit, Includes SMA
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Quest Diagnostics has launched a new screening test to assess the possibility that parents carry genes that might cause ... Read more
July 19, 2017July 19, 2017
Proper Lifting Techniques Essential for Both Patients and Caregivers
Columns, Five Servings of Strength- a column by Michael Casten
Children grow. They grow older. They lengthen. They gain weight. The same is true for kids with SMA. Because ... Read more
July 18, 2017July 18, 2017
Lack of SMA Type 1 Knowledge Among Doctors, Nurses Stresses Out Parents, Study Finds
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A lack of familiarity with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 among primary health care staff often ... Read more
July 18, 2017July 18, 2017
As My Body Weakens, I Must Adapt and Move Forward
Columns, Embracing My Inner Alien - a column by Kevin Schaefer
As I’m writing this, I’m not working on a laptop, but on my iPhone. To my left is my ... Read more
July 17, 2017July 20, 2017
Where Disability and Mental Illness Meet, Silence Isn’t an Option
Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers
I’ve been depressed on and off for over a decade; I’ve what is called persistent depressive disorder or “dysthymia.” ... Read more
July 13, 2017
Cure SMA Launches National Newborn Screening Campaign
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The national nonprofit spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) support and advocacy organization Cure SMA has launched a grassroots campaign ... Read more
July 12, 2017July 12, 2017
A Peek Inside ‘Ava’s Wink Club’
Columns, Five Servings of Strength- a column by Michael Casten
“Get off the pillow!” screamed Ava. “It’s my pillow. You get outta my room!” yelled Ella. “You wanted me ... Read more
July 11, 2017July 10, 2017
Rolling Through Disney: The 2017 Cure SMA Conference
Columns, Embracing My Inner Alien - a column by Kevin Schaefer
There was a period when the last thing I wanted to do with my summer was spend time with ... Read more
July 11, 2017
Cytokinetics Shares Baseline Characteristics of the First SMA Patients Enrolled in Phase 2 Trial Testing CK-2127107
News
Cytokinetics revealed preliminary data on the characteristics of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screened for a Phase ... Read more
July 10, 2017July 10, 2017
I Broke Up with Apple, and Here’s Why
Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers
I’ve been an Apple user since my senior year of high school. And before that I was an iPhone ... Read more
July 7, 2017July 7, 2017
RG7916 Targets Underlying Genetic Cause of Type 2 and 3 SMA, Preliminary Trial Results Show
News
Preliminary results from a phase 2 trial confirm that the investigational drug RG7916 targets the underlying genetic cause of ... Read more

July 21, 2017July 20, 2017

Hello, Join Me: Introducing ‘Life, One Cup at a Time’

Columns, Life, One Cup at a Time - a Column by Alyssa Silva

Let’s imagine you and I are enjoying a delicious cup of coffee right now. Around us are people engrossed in their laptops, slugging down every ounce of caffeine, just ... Read more

July 20, 2017

Quest Diagnostics’ New Genetic Carrier Screening Test, QHerit, Includes SMA

News

Quest Diagnostics has launched a new screening test to assess the possibility that parents carry genes that might cause spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and a range of other diseases ... Read more

July 19, 2017July 19, 2017

Proper Lifting Techniques Essential for Both Patients and Caregivers

Columns, Five Servings of Strength- a column by Michael Casten

Children grow. They grow older. They lengthen. They gain weight. The same is true for kids with SMA. Because they are wheelchair-bound, their caregivers spend much of the day ... Read more

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

Lack of SMA Type 1 Knowledge Among Doctors, Nurses Stresses Out Parents, Study Finds

News

A lack of familiarity with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 among primary health care staff often makes caring for infants with the disease a stressful experience for families, ... Read more

July 18, 2017July 18, 2017

As My Body Weakens, I Must Adapt and Move Forward

Columns, Embracing My Inner Alien - a column by Kevin Schaefer

As I’m writing this, I’m not working on a laptop, but on my iPhone. To my left is my robotic arm, mounted on the side of my wheelchair, which ... Read more

July 17, 2017July 20, 2017

Where Disability and Mental Illness Meet, Silence Isn’t an Option

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I’ve been depressed on and off for over a decade; I’ve what is called persistent depressive disorder or “dysthymia.” I still feel hopeless, I still lack productivity, I still ... Read more

July 13, 2017

Cure SMA Launches National Newborn Screening Campaign

News

The national nonprofit spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) support and advocacy organization Cure SMA has launched a grassroots campaign to have required newborn-screening for SMA in every state. The campaign ... Read more

July 12, 2017July 12, 2017

A Peek Inside ‘Ava’s Wink Club’

Columns, Five Servings of Strength- a column by Michael Casten

“Get off the pillow!” screamed Ava. “It’s my pillow. You get outta my room!” yelled Ella. “You wanted me in here…” argued Ava. “Well, now I don’t, so GET ... Read more

July 11, 2017July 10, 2017

Rolling Through Disney: The 2017 Cure SMA Conference

Columns, Embracing My Inner Alien - a column by Kevin Schaefer

There was a period when the last thing I wanted to do with my summer was spend time with other people who have SMA. As a moody, cynical teenager, ... Read more

July 11, 2017

Cytokinetics Shares Baseline Characteristics of the First SMA Patients Enrolled in Phase 2 Trial Testing CK-2127107

News

Cytokinetics revealed preliminary data on the characteristics of patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) screened for a Phase 2 trial to investigate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of CK-2127107. Data ... Read more

July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

I Broke Up with Apple, and Here’s Why

Columns, The Wolf Finally Frees Itself - a column by Brianna Albers

I’ve been an Apple user since my senior year of high school. And before that I was an iPhone user — and before that, an iPod user, and by ... Read more

July 7, 2017July 7, 2017

RG7916 Targets Underlying Genetic Cause of Type 2 and 3 SMA, Preliminary Trial Results Show

News

Preliminary results from a phase 2 trial confirm that the investigational drug RG7916 targets the underlying genetic cause of type 2 and type 3 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), PTC Therapeutics has announced. ... Read more