Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress (SMARD) is a rare genetic condition that typically affects infants and children. It causes muscle weakness and breathing problems. Spinal muscular ...

A new qualitative participatory study explored how powered mobility (PM), in the form of modified ride-on cars, impacts children with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 (SMA1) and their families. Here are ...

She slept in hospital intensive care units and navigated family outings with a breathing machine – all for her late son, who ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1 is a rare but serious genetic condition that weakens muscles and can make basic activities like eating and breathing hard for babies. Early treatment—especially ...

What is SMA? The rare genetic condition that Jesy Nelson’s twins have - Former Little Mix star revealed her twin daughters had been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1 ...

Treatment with onasemnogene abeparvovec gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 was associated with less need for nutritional support or nighttime ventilation compared to recommended ...

Researchers evaluated oxygen saturation and arterial CO2 variables to screen for sleep disordered breathing in children with SMA type 1-3. Of the measures evaluated, only an oxygen desaturation index ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . At 5 years, 91% of pediatric patients treated with Evrysdi were alive, 81% without permanent ventilation. Data ...

Over the weekend, Jesy Nelson took to social media to share the heartbreaking news that her 8-months-old twin daughters were diagnosed with a rare health condition. The former Little Mix singer ...

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 ...

Jesy Nelson of Little Mix fame has shared the news that her twin girls have been diagnosed with SMA Type 1, a genetic ...