More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

For children with SMA, assistive devices -- walkers, wheelchairs, standers, and more -- are the key to staying active. Learn which ones may help your child.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare hereditary neuromuscular disorder in which the spinal cord does not form normally. This inhibits voluntary muscle action, leading to a gradual decrease in ...

One such condition is Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), a genetic disorder affecting infants and young children, impacting their movement and muscle function. SMA is a genetic disorder of movement ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the cervical spine in the supine position showed segmental myelopathy with cervical spinal cord atrophy of cervical vertebrae C5–C6 in the absence of ...

—Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy allows for earlier diagnosis in preterm infants, leading to earlier use of disease-modifying therapies, in the presymptomatic stage, and better ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disorder resulting in apoptosis of motor neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord, progressive paralysis in the limbs and trunk ...

The mutation that causes Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) can be detected in a prenatal screen. But a parent's decision to test for this terrible disease is not as easy as you would think.

Back to Healio Topline results from a phase 3 clinical trial showed an investigational gene therapy for young people with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 increased mobility and slowed disease ...

Novartis AG said a new experimental medicine improved motor function in children with a form of spinal muscular atrophy, the devastating disorder targeted by its gene therapy Zolgensma ...

Considering taking supplements to treat spinal muscular atrophy? Below is a list of common natural remedies used to treat or reduce the symptoms of spinal muscular atrophy. Follow the links to ...