Author Archives: Lindsey Shapiro PhD

Zolgensma may improve infants’ nighttime breathing

Breathing disruptions during sleep, which were prevalent in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), tended to improve on Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) treatment without the need for additional interventions, according to a recent study. The only children who required treatment for sleep disordered breathing were those who had existing…

Technique simplifies, accelerates newborn screening process

Researchers in Turkey have developed a new method for screening newborn blood samples for mutations associated with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Compared with standard techniques, the new method showed 100% accuracy for detecting SMA-positive and negative samples, they said. The scientists believe their approach, which is simpler and…