Cure SMA

Legislation will help promote life-saving treatment of the leading genetic cause of death for infants under two years of age

Cure SMA, a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to achieving a world without spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), along with partners in the SMA Newborn Screening Coalition, today announced the launch of a new grassroots advocacy campaign to...

Cure SMA, a leading national non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and cure of spinal muscular atrophy, today announced the launch of Phase 2 of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Industry Collaboration.

The Secretary's Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (SACHDNC), part of the U.S.

Cure SMA has awarded a $75,000 research grant to Chris Lorson, PhD, at the University of Missouri, for his project, "Examining the role of astrocytes and the influence upon lower motor neuron susceptibility in SMA." SMA is caused by a mutation in the...

Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Christine DiDonato, PhD, Ann & Robert H.

Cure SMA has awarded a $30,000 research grant to Remy Bordonne, PhD, at CNRS-Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, for his project, "Identification of the protective mechanism of an SMN modifier gene using S. pombe as a model organism".

Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Joceyln Côté, PhD, at The University of Ottawa, for his project, "Investigating the mechanism by which SMN regulates translation: identification of novel therapeutic targets." Understanding the function...

Cure SMA has awarded a $140,000 research grant to Arthur Burghes, PhD, at The Ohio State University, for his project, "Identification of SMA modifiers and deletion/duplication junctions in the SMA region." All individuals with SMA lack the SMN1 gene, but.

Cure SMA, a national non-profit dedicated to the treatment and cure of spinal muscular atrophy, in partnership with members of the SMA Newborn Screening Coalition, have announced that spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) has been submitted to the Recommended...