In this short animated video from Julia Brownholtz shared in January 2015, we find out some basic information about spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disease which affects around one in 10,000 babies and the number one fatal disease for infants. Read about five experimental therapies…
In this FightSMA video shared in July 2011, Pediatric Clinical Nutritionist Erin Seffrood explains the Elemental Diet, including what it consists of and how it may benefit children who have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). AveXis announces pivotal trial design of type 1 SMA therapy candidate. Find out more.
In this educational video from Roche shared in August 2014, find out more about motor neurons and what happens to the motor neurons in children who have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Scientists measure major development milestones in spinal muscular atrophy. Find out more. The film talks about the…
In this PBS Newshour video, psychologist Danielle Sheypuk challenges the concept of disability, in particular, that if you’re disabled you can’t possibly be sexy. Learn about Jimmy’s story of life and love with SMA. Sheypuk has type 2 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) but doesn’t let…
https://vimeo.com/188361619 Owen Kent is the first person with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) to write, produce and star in his own film. Angels of Mercy is a physiological horror film where the protagonist is a computer hacker trying to outwit a team of eugenicists who want to rid the world of disabled…
In this video from the DNA Learning Center shared in July 2012, Dr. Darryl De Vivo from the Columbia University Medical Center discusses the progression of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA families talk about their hopes for the future. De Vivo explains that the progression of the condition…
In this video from Portland Press Herald shared in March 2015, we meet two families who have been touched by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). SMA families talk about their hopes for the future. Find out more. Jason and Natalie Wylie from New Hampshire have two children, six-year-old…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56YMP4-NFVw In this video from Wochit News, we find out a little information about a drug which has shown promise in mouse models in regressing spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Clinical development for SMA treatments reviewed at an annual conference. Find out more. The drug Pip6a-PMO, is designed for…
This video, from Spy Hop Productions shared in 2011, is all about Brittany Crockett, a 16-year-old high school student with type 2 spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The documentary was made by Russell Williams and shines a positive light on what it’s like to live with a serious disability.
In this podcast episode of Muscle Owl Talks from Muscle Owl, host Peter Duffy chats with his co-host Michaela, a journalist from Northern Ireland who has spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Doctors advise care for children with SMA Type 1 based on certain factors. Read more. The two talk…
