Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 1 (SMARD1 is a rare type of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) that usually begins with breathing difficulties in infancy and progresses to muscle ...

Columnist Connie Chandler shares three things in her life with SMA that she thinks someone who might want to spend time with ...

This Halloween, an 11-year-old living with SMA named Dash will be trick-or-treating in a custom wheelchair costume inspired ...

Dallas, keynote speaker Lily Sander discusses belonging, resilience, and the power of community and connection.

In getting ready for the day, columnist Connie Chandler's caregiver helps her look good on the outside, but Connie's attitude ...

Scholar Rock is once again seeking approval in Europe for its muscle-strengthening drug for SMA, already launching in the U.S. as Isembyld.

The arrival of a new night weekend nurse has given columnist Ari Anderson reason to believe that he's now on the path of ...

England launched a new NHS newborn screening initiative to test babies for SMA, starting regionally in the West Midlands. SMA is a rare genetic condition causing progressive muscle weakness due to the ...

Columnist Sherry Toh may be waiting to try Isembyld, but the new SMA treatment should still be made accessible quickly, she ...

John Muir once wrote, “The mountains are calling, and I must go.” Every once in a while, that quote resonates in my heart. I am a Carolina girl who grew up in the foothills of the Great Smoky ...

SMA is a genetic neuromuscular disease caused by low levels of SMN protein, leading to motor neuron death. Activating autophagy, a molecular recycling process, improves neuromuscular performance and ...