Last week, I had the opportunity to meet a woman who has influenced my life for as long as I can remember. I was starstruck and a little overwhelmed at the thought of talking to her. But when we met, she acted as though she was the one privileged to…
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Combining two approaches to address problems in astrocytes, cells that support nerve cells (neurons), may improve communication between motor neurons in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a new study suggests. Researchers increased levels of SMN, the protein deficient in SMA, in lab-grown astrocytes derived from patients. They also used forskolin,…
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Novartis has confirmed that there have been at least two reports of tumors that appear to have been caused by treatment with Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), a gene therapy that is widely approved for infants and young children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Details about these cases…
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Recently, I was teasing my brother about how he apparently doesn’t care about me anymore. (Don’t worry. This couldn’t be further from the truth.) The next day, I was scheduled for an iron infusion and was dreading it. Because I live with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), maintaining my iron…
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Long-term treatment with Spinraza (nusinersen) was associated with early improvements in motor function followed by long-term stability in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) types 2 and 3, according to a real-world study in Turkey. After an average follow-up of more than four years, 75% of patients with…
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It’s almost impossible for me to go places without silently analyzing the accessibility. I do it in my own city, but even more when we travel. After living with SMA for 29 years, it’s just natural to look around and quickly determine whether I can actually be a part…
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