Little Mix alum Jesy Nelson is opening up about her 9-month-old twin daughters’ battle with a severe muscle disease. Nelson, ...

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 ...

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

The evolution of functional assessments for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) highlights the challenges of adapting pediatric scales for adults and the need for modified evaluations to accurately measure ...

Patients with SMA often suffer from impaired bulbar function, which negatively affects quality of life and can be difficult to treat effectively. A German study prospectively followed children with ...

Jesy Nelson is opening up about her babies’ health. After the Little Mix alum’s mom noticed that her 8-month-old twin daughters Ocean and Story—whom she shares with fiancé Zion Foster—were showing ...

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 ...

The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn's genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal ...

—In a retrospective analysis, a U.S.-based team of experts recently reported that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after surgery for early-onset scoliosis (EOS) varies significantly depending on ...