CATSKILL — The Greene County Legislature designated August Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness Month. The muscle-wasting disease first came to the attention of the legislature by former county employee ...

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.

More than two years after the Government committed to adding SMA to newborn testing, families are still waiting ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The annual "Cure SMA Walk-n-Roll" event kicked off Saturday morning at Xavier University, drawing participants to raise awareness and support for those living with spinal muscular ...

The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn's genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal ...

Risdiplam, an oral pre–messenger RNA splicing modifier, is an efficacious treatment for persons with symptomatic spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The safety and efficacy of risdiplam in presymptomatic ...

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. every year.