Spinal muscular atrophy explained after Jesy Nelson reveals her twins’ diagnosis - The singer shared an emotional update about her twins’ health on Sunday and that ‘time is of the essence with this di

Lucian Neale was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) at six weeks old despite showing symptoms in his mother's womb. His mother Samantha Williams, from Crumlin near Pontypool, said she was "completely ignored" and told she was "an over-protective mum".

"The availability of disease-modifying therapies for patients with other types of SMA suggests that these key disease characteristics in SMA 3 patients should be amenable to therapy." — Barry J. Byrne, MD, PhD The U.K.-based investigators note that ...

The cost burden of patients with SMA is considerable, and is estimated to be approximately $4 million to $5 million over 10 years in patients with early-onset SMA. This cost is 54.2 times greater than an otherwise healthy population. The utilization of ...

Five-year-old Edward Willis-Hall was given a 5% chance of survival after being diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy at seven weeks old

A 5-year-old boy who was born with a rare genetic condition is now able to walk by himself, his mother has said, after receiving the world's most expensive drug, which costs around $2.4 million.

On Sunday, Jan. 4, Nelson, 34, revealed that her 8-month-old twin daughters have been diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Type 1. Ocean Jade and Story Monroe were born on May 15, 2025.