Regina Trollmann, MD, of the Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, and colleagues, did a retrospective ...

Emma Ciafaloni, MD, FAAN, explores the groundbreaking approval of onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi for spinal muscular atrophy and its impact on the treatment paradigm for this rare disease. This is a ...

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 ...

Oral risdiplam (Evrysdi, Genentech) started in the first 6 weeks of life let most infants with presymptomatic spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) reach motor milestones typical of healthy babies, results of ...

New Phase 1b data support the safety and effectiveness of salanersen over one year in children with SMA who had the potential for improvement due to suboptimal clinical status with prior gene therapy ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study examined 26 newborns with spinal muscular atrophy given Evrysdi. Data showed 81% of babies were able ...

Findings from a recent study in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases demonstrate the effectiveness of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The study's ...

The first prenatal treatment for spinal muscular atrophy showed promise in a single case report. Risdiplam was given to the mother during pregnancy and to the child after birth. More than 2 years ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study included 58 individuals with SMA types 2 and 3 who were treated with IV apitegromab for 52 weeks. At ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Treatment Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report By Route of Administration (Oral, Intrathecal), By Treatment (Gene Therapy, Drug), By ...

ESTACADA, Ore. — A child from Estacada is progressing well after a new treatment to help with her spinal muscular atrophy. All was going well when Lily Ahrens was born, said her mom, Alysa Ahrens.