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 ...

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson revealed on social media that her twin girls have been diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and may never be able to walk.

"Managing pain in patients with SMA begins with the recognition that there are predictable etiologies leading to pain in SMA and investigating them during each medical visit is important to implement ...

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 ...

Findings from a new study in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, published by IOS Press, demonstrate the effectiveness of disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) in infants with spinal muscular atrophy ...

"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 ...

Jesy Nelson and her former fiancee Zion Foster have committed to co-parenting their twins, who have been diagnosed with ...

SMA type 2, previously known as Dubowitz disease, is a hereditary disease that affects motor neurons. It typically becomes noticeable around the ages of 6 to 18 months, when children with the ...

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 ...

The tiny zebrafish is helping researchers rapidly determine whether a newborn's genetic mutation is likely to cause spinal ...

SMA type 3 is a hereditary disease that affects motor neurons. People may also refer to it as Kugelberg-Welander disease. Symptoms usually begin after 18 months of age. Children with SMA type 3 can ...