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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new tablet formulation of Evrysdi (risdiplam), an approved oral treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). “Evrysdi has robust potential to modify the SMA disease trajectory, and…

Treatment with Spinraza (nusinersen), which was the first disease-modifying therapy to be approved for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) back in 2016, does not lead to significant kidney dysfunction in people with SMA types 1 and 2,…

Metabolic abnormalities, including the buildup of fat in the liver and other issues, occur before the loss of motor neurons, according to a study in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The mice, with reduced…

Cure SMA is leading an advocacy campaign for new research funding from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) that would be dedicated to addressing unmet challenges for people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The campaign…

Bulbar muscles, those of the face and throat, are affected in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), and researchers in Germany found that young children with SMA cannot open their mouths as well as age-matched infants and toddlers…

Limited social interaction and difficulties in accessing needed medications and physical therapy were consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, parents and grandparents of children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in Sweden reported. In online surveys and…

With deep sadness, we announce the passing of our dear friend and longtime contributor, DeAnn Runge. DeAnn had many roles at Bionews, the parent company of SMA News Today. She was a forum moderator, spinal muscular…

Scholar Rock is asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve apitegromab, its experimental add-on therapy designed to boost motor function in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). “With the strength of our…

Problems in how dopamine and other chemical messengers work in nerve cells can cause issues with posture in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to a new study in mice that also suggests that levodopa therapy —…

Coccyx, or tailbone, mobilization, internal and external, has been a helpful treatment for one of my patients, reducing  tailbone pain. For Michael, who has spinal muscular atrophy, treatments change as his body and other therapies evolve and as his disease progresses. Recently, we scheduled an…