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The Cure SMA educational campaign is designed to equip parents and healthcare professionals with the tools needed to recognize motor delays in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients early, allowing infants ... Read more

October 22, 2018October 26, 2018

Developers of SMA Therapy Spinraza to Be Honored with $3M Prize at ‘Oscars of Science’

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Pharmacologist C. Frank Bennett, PhD, and biochemist Adrian R. Krainer, PhD, have been awarded a prestigious 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their role in the development of ... Read more

October 15, 2018October 19, 2018

Cure SMA Launches Patient Registry, Care Network with Aim of Improving Treatment and Access

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Aiming to establish a standard of care for people affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Cure SMA has unveiled what’s being touted as the first national clinical data registry ... Read more

September 28, 2018October 3, 2018

Oxford Scientist Awarded Grant for Study on Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

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A $123,933 grant will boost the efforts of University of Oxford scientist Carlo Rinaldi, MD, PhD, to advance understanding of spinal and bulbar muscular dystrophy (SBMA) in the hopes ... Read more

October 20, 2017October 21, 2017

Kinova Robotics Wants Jaco to Keep Changing Lives for the Better

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As a youth, Charles Deguire did everything he could to help three uncles with muscular dystrophy. One of them, Jacques Forest, had designed a clever makeshift arm that could ... Read more

October 12, 2017October 13, 2017

Doctoral Student Invents Tools to Help Herself and Others with Disabilities

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Kavita Krishnaswamy is so determined to gain independence for herself and others living with physical disabilities that she spends up to 20 hours a day designing devices. “After I ... Read more

Posts by: Mary Chapman

Mary Chapman

Cure SMA Campaign Promotes Early Diagnosis and Treatment

Developers of SMA Therapy Spinraza to Be Honored with $3M Prize at ‘Oscars of Science’

Cure SMA Launches Patient Registry, Care Network with Aim of Improving Treatment and Access

Oxford Scientist Awarded Grant for Study on Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy

Kinova Robotics Wants Jaco to Keep Changing Lives for the Better

Doctoral Student Invents Tools to Help Herself and Others with Disabilities

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