Telehealth Helpful in Monitoring Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
Currently used clinical scales for men with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) can be easily and reliably used…
Articles by Margarida Maia, PhD
Hip Pain More Common in SMA Type 2 Than Type 1 Children: Study
Hip pain is about four times more common among children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2 than among…
Patients See Physiotherapy Benefits; Few Adopt Special Diet: Survey
People with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) feel the need to engage in physiotherapy exercises, which they see as a…
Spinraza May Restore Development of Motor Neurons in SMA Children
Spinraza (nusinersen) may restore the normal development of motor neurons — the nerve cells responsible for making muscle cells work…
Spinraza Improves Lung Function in SMA Type 2 Child, Report Says
Spinraza (nusinersen), a treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) that helps improve motor function, was found to also…
COVID-19 Infection Turns Severe, Deadly in SMA Type 1 Child
A hospitalized 3-year-old with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 died after being infected by the virus that causes COVID-19…
People in UK Urged to Sign Petition Adding SMA to Newborn Screening
The UK SMA Newborn Screening Alliance is calling on people to take action and sign a petition requesting that…