Three patients with spinal muscular atrophy had improved muscle strength and could walk farther after a month of daily spinal stimulation.

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

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.

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 ...

A new spinal cord implant may help people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) regain some muscle function, giving them ...

A Boston-area biopharmaceutical firm has submitted a biologics license application to the FDA for its investigational, fully ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Biogen’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the application for a higher dose regimen ...

Novartis has reported positive phase 3 results with intrathecal dosing of its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy Zolgensma, which could extend the range of children eligible for the drug.

Seeking urgent Union government intervention to overcome the lack of affordable access to medicines for treating Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and the need to allow local manufacturers to make ...