What do an unexpected job loss, a skunk, and a devastating diagnosis have in common? Columnist Helen Baldwin explains.

Evrysdi improved motor function and quality of life in children and adults with SMA, a real-world study in Hong Kong shows.

Electrical signals called far-field potentials may help track disease progression in SMA, a new study suggests.

Sleep problems, common in SMA, may involve both nighttime breathing issues linked to muscle weakness and brain changes, per a ...

Whole-body quantitative MRI, or qMRI, was found to detect subtle changes over time in the muscles of SMA adults, better than ...

The depersonalization of medical devices can affect one's sense of identity, says columnist Sherry Toh, who argues for more ...

Surgery to implant magnetically controlled growing rods is safe and effective for managing scoliosis in children with SMA type 1, per a study.

When muscle weakness made it too exhausting to type, voice-to-text technology helped columnist Alyssa Silva keep working and ...

A home-based respiratory physiotherapy program was found to significantly improve quality of life for young people with SMA ...

Adaptive gaming and virtual reality are used to help manage pain and ease anxiety for children with SMA at Children’s ...

What is Spinraza for SMA? Spinraza (nusinersen) is an injection therapy widely approved for treating adults and children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). It was the first therapy approved to target ...