She slept in hospital intensive care units and navigated family outings with a breathing machine – all for her late son, who ...

With a tank of zebrafish, Queensland researcher Jean Giacomotto was able to test a never-before seen genetic variant ...

A couple whose son died from a rare genetic condition are encouraging others to take part in screening which they say could ...

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 ...

Findings from a new study in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, published by IOS Press, demonstrate the effectiveness of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy ...

Spinal muscular atrophy is a debilitating genetic condition that’s usually fatal by a few years of age. But an intriguing case study might demonstrate a simple new treatment, with a child showing no ...

What is SMA? The rare genetic condition that Jesy Nelson’s twins have - Former Little Mix star revealed her twin daughters had been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1 ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-brve) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in patients 2 years and older with confirmed mutation in ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Topline results from a phase 3 clinical trial showed an ...

Newborn babies in Hull will be able to be screened for more than 200 rare genetic conditions as part of a national study to ...

The 34-year-old singer recently shared the devastating news that her children have Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, which ...