An international study has discovered that people living with the neurodegenerative condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) are at higher risk of developing fatty liver disease, suggesting that SMA ...

Medical researchers have uncovered a novel mechanism that leads to motor neuron degeneration in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). This discovery offers a new target for treatment that overcomes important ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Spinal muscular atrophy affects the nerves that control muscle movement, leading to progressive weakening. As a result, infants ...

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 ...

New Zealand does not have enough neurologists to keep up with the increase in demand for the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's disease and stroke, research ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare but serious neuromuscular disorder that causes worsening muscle weakness. SMA is a genetic, or inherited, disorder caused by a change in the SMN1 gene that ...

The top-5 most read articles on spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) span novel research in predictive biomarkers, the benefits of newborn screening, and findings that could reshape SMA as a multisystem ...

The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn's genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), one of the leading causes of infant mortality ...

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 ...

If you’ve wondered if spinal muscular atrophy is the same as spina bifida, you aren’t alone. It’s easy to confuse these two conditions since they both involve the spine. But spinal muscular atrophy ...