SMA patients may have subtle abnormalities in eye movements, likely caused by changes in the brain rather than muscle ...

Columnist Helen Baldwin describes how Halloween lost its mojo for her after her baby boy was diagnosed with SMA in 1997.

The change of seasons brings colder weather, meaning columnist Connie Chandler must seek to adapt to her changing physical ...

Being a wheelchair user has its drawbacks, says columnist Kevin Schaefer, but he's also found many benefits to having a ...

Blocking a small RNA molecule called miR-140-3b can improve motor function in a mouse model of SMA, a study suggests.

Helping certain genetic information travel to specific parts of nerve cells can ease motor symptoms in SMA, a study in mice ...

But if you distill his message to its purest form, it is beautifully mundane: Performance capture might’ve saved his life, ...

In an interview-based study, adults with SMA reported a lack of coordination during their transition from pediatric care once ...

Columnist Brianna Albers tends to make mountains out of molehills, a sure sign that living with SMA has resulted in illness anxiety.

A one-time treatment designed to correct a single letter, or base, in the SMN2 gene increased levels of the survival motor neuron (SMN) protein — which is lacking in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) — ...

Alyssa Silva is a writer based out of Providence, Rhode Island. She was diagnosed with SMA type 1 in 1991 when she was just 5 months old. Aside from writing, Alyssa is the chief creative officer for ...