AMES, Iowa – Ravindra Singh has spent years studying a gene that when missing or mutated causes spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a deadly disease that’s among the most common genetic disorders in ...

LITTLE Mix star Jesy Nelson has revealed that her baby twins have been diagnosed with a severe form of Spinal Muscular ...

British singer Jesy Nelson recently took to Instagram to share a devastating update about her 8-month-old twin daughters.

Jesy Nelson noticed worrying signs about her twin daughters’ Ocean Jade and Story Monroe’s health, weeks before they were ...

Infantile spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neuromuscular disorder that affects the nerve cells in the spinal cord. It causes muscles to weaken and limits muscle movement. SMA is a rare condition.

It took some time before Lauren Benz could bring herself to visit a playground with her young son Leonardo. Because of physical limitations resulting from spinal muscular atrophy, watching other ...

Werdnig Hoffmann disease is a form of spinal muscular atrophy. It affects the nerves that control voluntary movement in the body and can make it difficult to stand, walk, and sit, among other issues.

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can ...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers carrying out a small pilot clinical trial demonstrating that a drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive ...

WESTON, Mass. & CARLSBAD, Calif.-- (BUSINESS WIRE)-- Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) and Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISIS) today announced that they have entered into an exclusive, worldwide option ...