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Community Spotlight: Brynne Willis
At 10 years old, Brynne Willis knew something was wrong; it was time for the Presidential Fitness Test required by public schools and she kept […]
Wisconsin Moves One Step Closer to SMA Newborn Screening
The Wisconsin Secretary of Health Services, Linda Seemeyer, recently approved the addition of SMA to the newborn screening panel through the administrative rule making process. […]
Cure SMA Awards $300,000 Grant to Kevin Hodgetts, PhD, The Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Cure SMA has awarded a $300,000 preclinical drug discovery grant to Kevin Hodgetts, PhD, at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, for his project, ” Pre-Clinical […]
Cure SMA Awards $300,000 Grant to Umrao Monani, PhD, Columbia University
Cure SMA has awarded a $300,000 preclinical drug discovery grant to Umrao Monani, PhD, at Columbia University, for his project, ” Restoring function at the […]
HHS Secretary, Alex Azar, Recommends Nationwide Newborn Screening for SMA
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar today approved the recommendation that newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy be implemented nationwide. This recommendation was issued […]
SMA Newborn Screening Moves Forward in New Jersey
Earlier this month, the New Jersey State Senate Committee on Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens unanimously approved S. 974. Introduced by Senator Troy Singleton, […]
Summer 2018 Issue of Compass Now Available
The summer 2018 issue of Compass is now available online. As part of our most recent round of funding, we’ve announced ten grants totaling $1,325,000 […]
Ohio Moves One Step Closer to SMA Newborn Screening
The Ohio Newborn Screening Advisory Committee recommended that SMA be added to their state’s newborn screening panel. The recommendation now goes to the Ohio Department […]
Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Kathryn Swoboda, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Kathryn Swoboda, MD, at the Massachusetts General Hospital, for her project, “Clinical and pathologic correlations in […]
Spring 2018 Issue of Directions Now Available
The Spring 2018 issue of Directions is now available online. Check out our Support & Care publications page to download past issues of Directions and […]