For babies diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) before birth, doctors may be able to plan an early delivery so the baby can start treatment within days instead of waiting for a full-term birth. In a new case report, doctors used this approach for a baby girl with SMA.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) affects the nervous system — essentially, the body’s command center, where nerves transmit signals that coordinate actions, senses, and bodily functions — more profoundly than previously thought, a new study suggests. Although it’s been established that SMA is marked by problems with motor neurons, the…

When you live many years with a disability like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as I have, you get used to pain and discomfort being a part of your life. My pain isn’t as severe as that of some people I know, so I’ve never needed long-term treatment for…

Higher levels of the glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in the fluid around the brain and spinal cord are associated with a better clinical response to Spinraza (nusinersen) among people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to a recent study in Turkey. Researchers analyzed whether levels of proteins derived from…

Since we’re now well into cold and flu season, there’s one subject that will be at the forefront of my mind for several months: to do everything in my power to not get sick. I think everyone with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can relate to the unmitigated fear associated…