https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVXjUX4oJ1U Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects mostly children. Sadly, SMA leads to shortened life span. The severe neuromuscular disease causes the inability to participate in daily life functions like walking, eating, or even breathing. Nine-year-old SMA Type 2 patient Reagan Imhoff was chosen as the 2015 National Goodwill Ambassador. Read…
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects mostly children. Sadly, some forms of SMA can lead to short life span. Depending on the type of SMA, the severe neuromuscular disease causes the inability to participate in daily life functions such as walking, eating, or even breathing. Learn…
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects mostly children, but comes in different forms. The severe neuromuscular disease affects a person’s ability to participate in daily life functions, like walking, eating, or even breathing. Read more about spinal muscular atrophy here. In this video shared by…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlKiiWVef54 A certain New England Patriots fan was surprised when quarterback Tom Brady took the time to send him a personal message. A new exoskeleton lets children with SMA walk for the first time. Discover more here. In this video from Hot News, avid Patriots fan Justin Miller received…
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a debilitating, severe disease that affects mainly children, shutting down their body, their muscles and organs but in varying ways according to type. There are four SMA types: type 1, 2, 3, and 4. To help you understand a little more about the different types of…
Want to learn more about spinal muscular atrophy? Enter here. Dive onto Eric R. Murphy‘s life through this student-made short documentary that reveals how he maintains an ordinary life in spite of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). In his own words, Eric describes day-to-day difficulties and plenty…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp7MQlZGpKI Approximately 1 in 10,000 newborns are affected by spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a condition that results in muscle wasting and severely impaired mobility. Meet the Kingsley family and 6-year-old Brett who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 when he was just a baby. In this Roche…
In this DNA Learning Center video, watch Dr. Darryl De Vivo describe spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) including its cause and symptoms. Want to learn more about spinal muscular atrophy? Click here. “It is a rare disease like many of the diseases that we…
With this video shared by CSIC, learn all about the new exoskeleton designed to specifically give children who suffer from spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) a chance to stand up and walk. It was unveiled in Spain. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that affects mostly children. Read more…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSdhenKtI1k Being diagnosed with a devastating disease like spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) can seem unbearable. For some, the diagnosis strengthens their determination to work even harder toward accomplishing goals. What is SMA? Here’s an introduction to this disease. When she was only five months old, Alyssa Silva was diagnosed…
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