The top 10 most-read stories published by SMA News Today in 2024 focused on symptoms, treatments, and diagnosis.

Columnist Helen Baldwin's youngest son's time on earth was short, but his continued impact reminds her he came into her life ...

It's been a hard year for columnist Brianna Albers, but hard times make good times better. She's decided to focus on gratitude.

Nearly 4 of every 5 infants in Italy born with SMA type 1 since the approval of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are alive, ...

Spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, is a genetic disorder that is divided into five main types. Historically, people were categorized based on the age at which symptoms first appear, but now, in the ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic, progressive disease that affects the nervous system and muscles. The life expectancy for people with SMA depends on the type of their disease and symptom ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. It mainly affects motor function, but often also causes problems with speaking, ...

Brianna Albers (she/her) is a crip-cyborg storyteller living in Minneapolis-St. Paul. She was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy type 2 in 1996 and lives with co-occurring physical and mental ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition resulting in symptoms that most commonly include progressive muscle weakness and poor muscle tone. While motor function is typically most ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition mostly caused by inherited mutations in the SMN1 gene, although rarer forms of the disease can arise due to mutations in a number of other ...

Nearly 4 of every 5 infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 born in Italy during the era of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are still alive, illustrating that such treatment has ...