While certain populations of motor nerve cells — and the muscles they connect to…
Articles by Lindsey Shapiro, PhD
Throughout 2023, SMA News Today brought you the most up-to-date news on scientific breakthroughs and treatment advances related to…
A novel mutation in the ASAH1 gene was identified as the cause of severe fluid buildup with swelling (hydrops fetalis) and…
Three young people with severe spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 and treated with Spinraza (nusinersen) after their…
A type of surgery to correct scoliosis, a spine deformity, was found to be generally safe and effective in…
People with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) cleared acetaminophen, a common ingredient in pain medications, slower than healthy people, but…
Disruptions to norepinephrine (NE), a brain signaling molecule, appear to be due to SMN protein loss and could contribute to…
Existing tools for assessing fatigue may not be enough to capture differences in fatigue severity between adults with different types…
About a third of adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) show signs of poor, and abnormal, lung function, according…
Adding a small molecule to a low dose of Spinraza (nusinersen) led to enhanced therapeutic benefits in a mouse…