Our Impact
Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Umrao Monani, PhD, Columbia University
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Umrao Monani, PhD, at Columbia University, for his project, “SMA modulators as a means to revealing […]
Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Allison Ebert, PhD, Medical College of Wisconsin
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Allison Ebert, PhD, at the Medical College of Wisconsin, for her project, “Role of astrocyte-produced miR-146a […]
Awareness is Best Raised When We Work Together
When a loved one is affected by spinal muscular atrophy, whether recently diagnosed or living with SMA for a while, you want to make a […]
Additional Funding for SMA Care Centers Announced
Cure SMA is pleased to announce the second round of grants from $450,000 in funding, awarded to a total of 9 sites to help increase […]
Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children Recommends Nationwide Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC) today recommended that newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy be implemented nationwide. This decision […]
Utah Becomes First State to Implement Permanent Screening for SMA
The Utah Department of Public Health has announced that, effective immediately, all newborns born in the state will be screened for spinal muscular atrophy. This […]
Federal Committee to Vote on Spinal Muscular Atrophy Newborn Screening on Thursday
On Thursday, February 8, the Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (ACHDNC), a federal committee that oversees newborn screening, will vote on […]
SMA Industry Collaboration Releases Spinal Muscular Atrophy Voice of the Patient (VoP) Report
Cure SMA and our partners in the SMA Industry Collaboration are pleased to announce the release of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy Voice of the Patient […]
Cure SMA Launches Advocacy Action Network
Working together, we’ve achieved tremendous success in advocating for ourselves, our families, and our whole community, particularly in the past few years. Today, we’re building […]
Minnesota Becomes Second State to Adopt Newborn Screening for SMA
On December 27, the Minnesota Commissioner of Health accepted the recommendation of the state’s Advisory Committee on Heritable and Congenital Disorders to add SMA to […]