It's been a hard year for columnist Brianna Albers, but hard times make good times better. She's decided to focus on gratitude.

Columnist Helen Baldwin's youngest son's time on earth was short, but his continued impact reminds her he came into her life ...

An algorithm may help predict the risk of scoliosis in patients who have received disease-modifying SMA treatment, a study ...

Columnist Ari Anderson has set a goal for 2025: to multiply the chances of good things coming his way each time they happen.

Nearly 4 of every 5 infants in Italy born with SMA type 1 since the approval of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are alive, ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic condition characterized by progressive muscle weakness and atrophy. It mainly affects motor function, but often also causes problems with speaking, ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic, progressive disease that affects the nervous system and muscles. The life expectancy for people with SMA depends on the type of their disease and symptom ...

Spinal muscular atrophy, or SMA, is a genetic disorder that is divided into five main types. Historically, people were categorized based on the age at which symptoms first appear, but now, in the ...

Young children with severe spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) have substantial loss of motor neurons in the thoracic region of the spinal cord, the area between the neck and the bottom of the ribs, a study ...

Columnist Ari Anderson explains how light, both literal and figurative, plays an important role in helping him maintain his ...

Nearly 4 of every 5 infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 born in Italy during the era of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) are still alive, illustrating that such treatment has ...

Columnist Halsey Blocher, who lives with SMA, feels a sense of connection with a Christmas movie's depiction of a disabled princess.