We’ve just launched a survey to help determine the value and success of our family support and patient services programs. This survey is open to individuals affected by SMA, as well as parents and grandparents of those affected by SMA. Over the next several months, we’ll be evaluating which programs should be kept, and which […]
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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 individuals with SMA are at risk for undernutrition, which means they are not receiving enough nourishment. Others are at risk for overnutrition, which means they are consuming too much. Many
Dr. Arthur Burghes, a Cure SMA Scientific Advisory Board Member from Ohio State University, has published a paper on the first-ever large animal model of SMA. There are a number of unresolved research questions in spinal muscular atrophy, including whether we can correct SMN protein levels when symptoms are present, what is expected of biomarker
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Registration is now open for the 2015 Annual SMA Conference. The 2015 Annual SMA Conference will be held in Kansas City, MO, at the Westin Crown Center from Thursday, June 18, through Sunday, June 21, 2015. Every year, Cure SMA sponsors a conference to bring together the leading SMA researchers, clinicians, and families living with
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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 in order to be considered. These scholarships are funded through generous donations, fundraisers, and sponsorships. An application deadline will be announced shortly. Decisions will be announced after all applications have
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In February 1994, Barbara and Gene Trainor lost their five-month-old daughter Erin to SMA type I. Throughout the past 20 years, the Trainor family, friends, and colleagues have raised funds for Cure SMA through annual events such as the Chesapeake Crab Feast and the Chesapeake Charity Golf Classic. In addition, they have provided comfort to
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The Miller McNeil Woodruff Foundation has awarded an amazing $87,000 to Cure SMA, to help fund research that will lead to a treatment and cure for SMA and to give support to local families. This generous gift will not only help increase our research momentum, but also honors the precious life of Miller McNeil Woodruff,
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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 and hopeful lives. Cure SMA is a resource for stable, unbiased support, offering understanding and resources when they are most needed. In just the past year: We were contacted by
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We are excited to welcome our new members to our Medical Advisory Council. Welcome to: Julie Parsons, MD Nancy Kuntz, MD Perry Shieh, MD, PhD Randal Richardson, MD, MMS Elizabeth McNally, MD, PhD Anne Stratton, MD Oren Kupfer, MD Samuel Rosenfeld, MD Diane Murrell, LCSW Stacey Tarrant, BS, RD, LDN Terri Carry, MS, PT Our
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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 publish their findings in peer-reviewed journals. This means that other scientists can learn from their results, which will pay dividends across the wider landscape of SMA research—allowing us to multiply
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