Ashley Webb, MD, Program Director, Pediatric Neurology, at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School, discusses the need to make genetic therapy more accessible ...

Regina Trollmann, MD, of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, and colleagues, did a retrospective ...

Scotland is now screening every newborn for a condition that can kill within two years. Here is what parents across the UK need to know.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1 is a rare but serious genetic condition that weakens muscles and can make basic activities like eating and breathing hard for babies. Early treatment—especially ...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) causes progressive muscle weakness and, without treatment, can limit life expectancy to just ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Spinal muscular atrophy affects the nerves that control muscle movement, leading to progressive weakening. As a result, infants ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a genetic disease that severely weakens muscles and causes developmental delays. It affects one in 10,000 American babies in the U.S.

In 2018, SMA genetic screening was added to the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel for newborns in the United States. 5,6 In addition, more states are adding SMA to their newborn screening panel. A ...

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

Campaigners hope pilot will result in heel prick test for rare condition being approved across Britain ...

Panelists discuss how spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive genetic disease affecting motor neurons with 3 currently approved disease-modifying therapies that restore SMN protein ...