July is my favorite time of year to be active, travel, and chase adventures. Like many people with SMA, cold weather is hard on my body — my muscles get tense, my fingers and toes get icy, and the heavy layers of warm clothing make it hard for me…
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After five years of daily treatment with Evrysdi (risdiplam), 90% of children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 were alive, and most had reached motor milestones, such as sitting without support, that are rarely seen in untreated children with this severe disease. These are the final published…
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Daily treatment with Evrysdi (risdiplam) may help stabilize or improve motor function and improve well-being in adults with severe forms of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to a real-world study from the Netherlands. The study showed Evrysdi may benefit people with longstanding SMA …
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When my great-aunt was 100, she used to sing a song that said “count your many blessings.” As I approach another birthday and complete another year on my journey with SMA, I’m counting my blessings one by one. I’ve had plenty of crises — or as I call them,…
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Muscle ultrasound helps assess muscle health and its association with motor function in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) treated with Spinraza (nusinersen), according to a recent study. While the findings varied by muscle group and SMA type, ultrasound data generally indicated that children with SMA exhibited muscle wasting…
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One of the queerest ways to spend Pride Month could go like this … You decide to go to the theater one night. You scan the ticketing site for a show and land on one about lesbian identity, struggles, and culture in Singapore. It’d be no fun to go alone,…
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