When we think about genetic diseases, the ones that usually come to mind are cystic fibrosis, Fragile X and, of course, Tay-Sachs disease. One disease that many people are not aware of is spinal ...
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What is spinal muscular atrophy?

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 ...
Muscular Dystrophy Association Marks Rare Disease Day by Spotlighting Community Stories Driving Progress in Research, Care, ...
More than two years after the Government committed to adding SMA to newborn testing, families are still waiting ...
An international study has discovered that people living with the neurodegenerative condition Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) are at higher risk of developing fatty liver disease, suggesting that SMA ...
The singer shared an emotional update about her twins’ health on Sunday.
"Our findings suggest that patients with spinal muscular atrophy experience various types of respiratory events, which cannot be differentiated by oximetry. Thus, polysomnography combined with ...
FRESNO Calif. (KFSN) -- The living room of Zaira De La Cruz's home has been turned into a makeshift hospital room. About seven months after her daughter was born, Zoey was diagnosed with the James ...
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 ...
"The benefits of newborn screening identified in the study presented here encompass not only the achievement of motor milestones, but also a reduced need for ventilator support or tube feeding and a ...