Inclement weather can pose a threat to people like columnist Ari Anderson, who depend on in-home care. Such are the storms of life.

Icy paths and cold temperatures pose challenges for columnist Kevin Schaefer, a power wheelchair user who's living with SMA.

Problems with chemical messengers like dopamine were tied to posture issues in SMA in a mouse study, but levodopa therapy may ease symptoms.

Columnist Helen Baldwin gains a different perspective following a crushing diagnosis, but glasses weren't what helped her to see clearly.

More research is needed to confirm gray matter, the darker tissue found in the brain and spinal cord, “as a potential disease ...

A woman with SMA type 3 became pregnant while on Spinraza treatment and gave birth to a healthy child, per a case report.

Regulators in the U.S. and the European Union agreed to review Biogen’s applications for approval of a higher dose Spinraza ...

Nonadherence by SMA patients to their prescribed regimen of Evrysdi is linked to higher healthcare costs, a real-world U.S.

Columnist Alyssa Silva is recovering from a dangerous respiratory illness. With SMA, that means a whole lot more than it does ...

Human connections are fueled by many types of empathy, writes columnist Jasmine Ramos, who found some of that fuel from ...

Halsey Blocher is a young woman who was diagnosed with SMA Type 1 in 1999 after a blood test revealed a deletion of the survival motor neuron gene. She now lives with her loving family in Fort Wayne, ...

Alyssa Silva is a writer based out of Providence, Rhode Island. She was diagnosed with SMA type 1 in 1991 when she was just 5 months old. Aside from writing, Alyssa is the chief creative officer for ...