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 ...

It is classified as one of the rare diseases, yet it affects approximately one in 7,744 live births in India. There is no cure for SMA; it can only be managed, and the progression can either be ...

More than two years after the Government committed to adding SMA to newborn testing, families are still waiting ...

5q-spinal muscular atrophy (5q-SMA) is one of the more common types of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) affecting around one in ten thousand individuals worldwide. Currently, tests are unable to detect ...

Spinal Muscular Atrophy, known as SMA Type 1, explained: A Paediatric neurologist shares insight into the condition after former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson revealed her twins have been diagnosed ...

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 ...

"Decreasing AMMO [active maximal mouth opening] over time is seen most often in patients with SMA type 2 with an estimated reduction of almost 1 mm per year...At this point, we propose that ...

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Jesy Nelson has bravely shared a devastating diagnosis for her twin babies - that they will never walk. The Little Mix star revealed her baby twins have been diagnosed with the incurable genetic ...