Singer Jesy Nelson has opened up sharing that her twin daughters have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy, but what is the condition?

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...