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Individuals with SMA Describe New Travel Hiccups and Wheelchair Damage in Their Air Travels to Cure SMA National Conference
A record-number of individuals with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a neuromuscular disease, travelled to Orlando to attend Cure SMA’s national conference from June 29 to […]
Read More ›Luke 18:1 Foundation Donates $500,000 to Cure SMA to Support Groundbreaking SMA Research and Care
Chicago, June 30, 2023 – Cure SMA receives a surprise gift in the amount of $500,181 from the Luke 18:1 Foundation, a 501(c)3 organization founded […]
Read More ›Alcyone Therapeutics Receives FDA IDE Approval to Initiate Clinical Study of the ThecaFlex DRx™ System for Administration of SPINRAZA
• Alcyone’s ThecaFlex DRx™ System is an implantable medical device in development to enable routine subcutaneous administration of therapeutics to the cerebrospinal fluid• First stage […]
Read More ›Congressional Committee Approves Legislation to Improve Air Travel for People with SMA and other Disabilities
This week, a key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved (63-0) aviation legislation that will make air travel more accessible for individuals with SMA […]
Read More ›Erin Trainor Memorial Fund will Match Donations for the funding of Care Centers
Double your donation to help double Cure SMA’s Care Center Network Care Centers guide our understanding of how SMA is changing, help us understand how […]
Read More ›Novartis Gene Therapies Release May 2023 SMA Community Update
Novartis Gene Therapies recently provided an update on their clinical development program and initiatives. We invite you to check it out here!
Read More ›Living Unlimited with Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Booklet for Adults with SMA
Cure SMA is excited to announce our newest publication geared toward adults with SMA. Thanks to contributions and feedback from adults with SMA in our […]
Read More ›Biogen Releases Q1 2023 Community Statement
Biogen recently issued a Q1 SMA Community Statement. Check it out here!
Read More ›Congress Examines Ways to Improve Air Travel for People with Disabilities
The air travel challenges of people with disabilities took center-stage this week in Congress through two separate congressional hearings. Cure SMA used the congressional action […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $75,000 Grant to Lyndsay Murray, PhD, University of Edinburgh
Lyndsay Murray, PhD, was awarded $75,000 for her research project, “Evaluating the impact of sequential versus simultaneous administration of SMN-inducing compounds on motor unit recovery […]
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