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Key to a Healthy SMA Diet is Variety
Diet is one of the key factors for healthy growth and development in children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Often, the quality of the overall diet may be overlooked in favor of a single nutrient or food that comes with curative claims. Over the last few years,...
New Way of Restoring SMN Protein Levels by Targeting RNA Holds Promise, Study Says
A new way of restoring potentially adequate levels of survival motor neuron (SMN) — the protein missing in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) — uses small molecules that target the structure of an intermediate player in this protein's production. The study on this...
Nerve Cell Function Impacted When Movement is Limited, Mouse Study Suggests
Neurological health depends as much on signals sent by the body's leg muscles to the brain as it does on those sent from the brain to the muscles, according to a recent study. These results offer new clues as to why patients with neurological diseases such as spinal...
#CureSMA2018 – Exicure’s SNA Formulation of Nusinersen Raises SMN Protein Levels with Lesser Toxicity, Mouse Study Reports
Exicure’s gene c prolongs survival, increases the amount of SMN proteins, and shows limited toxicity in a mouse model of the disease, study data show. The investigational compound is a spherical nucleic acid (SNA) formulation of nusinersen, the active substance in...
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