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NIH Releases Summary of the SO-SMART Workshop
During the Annual SMA Conference in Washington DC this past June, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) hosted a workshop on clinical trial design in […]
Read More ›Cytokinetics and Astellas Announce New Phase 2 Clinical Trial
Cytokinetics and Astellas jointly announced plans to begin a Phase 2 clinical trial in 2015 in patients with spinal muscular atrophy. The trial will test […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces New $50,000 Clinical Care Research Grant to Nilesh Mehta at Boston Children’s Hospital
We’re excited to announce that we have awarded $50,000 clinical care grant to Dr. Nilesh Mehta, for his project focusing on nutrition in SMA. Some […]
Read More ›Applications Open for 2015 Annual SMA Conference Scholarships
Applications are now open for scholarships to the 2015 Annual SMA Conference, held June 18-21 in Kansas City, MO. You must complete an application form […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Provides Record Number of Resources to Families Worldwide
Along with funding spinal muscular atrophy research, Cure SMA provides thousands of families with vital family support and resources to help them live active, engaged […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funding Leads to 16 New Research Publications in 2014
An important goal of our research funding strategy is to share scientific findings with the broader scientific community. Scientists who receive Cure SMA funding often […]
Read More ›Hope on the Hill Advances Key SMA Legislative Priorities
This year’s 4th Annual Hope on the Hill Congressional Dinner in Washington D.C. was a great success. Building on of this year’s Annual SMA Conference—also […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Funds 26 Research Projects in 2014
Our strategic research approach includes four areas—basic research, drug discovery, clinical trials, and clinical care—working together toward our vision of a world without SMA. Cure […]
Read More ›Isis Expands Phase 3 Clinical Trials
Isis recently announced that they have tested the first patient in CHERISH, a multi-center Phase 3 clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of the […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Researchers Present at Society for Neuroscience Meeting
The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Meeting is the premiere neurobiology meeting, with over 30,000 scientists in attendance each year. This year’s meeting was held November […]
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