Community Awareness
Western New York Teen Wins Nickelodeon Halo Award
Fourteen-year-old Bailey Walter was recently selected from among 20,000 entrants to receive the August Nickelodeon Halo Effect Award. This award honors teens from around the […]
Read More ›SMA Awareness Month Breakthroughs
Thanks to our vibrant community, SMA Awareness Month is off to a fantastic start. Through the Cure SMA Facebook page, and through your own posts, […]
Read More ›Seven Individuals and Families Recognized for Their Contributions to the Community
Each year, while much of our community is gathered together, we use the Annual SMA Conference to recognize several individuals, families and foundations who have […]
Read More ›Spring 2015 Directions Posted Online
The Spring 2015 issue of Directions, our biannual family support newsletter, builds our community by sharing stories and experiences. Families from all over the world […]
Read More ›In Memory of Ken Emerson
Cure SMA mourns the loss of Ken Emerson, volunteer at the Cure SMA National Office. Since his grandson Ryan was diagnosed with SMA type III, […]
Read More ›Meet the SMA Family that Helped Inspire 21st Century Cures
In a recent update on the 21st Century Cures Initiative, we shared how the SMA community has helped inspire this legistlation. Chairman Fred Upton has […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Joins The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network
Cure SMA has become a participating organization of The Research Acceleration and Innovation Network (TRAIN), a program of FasterCures, bringing the total number of venture […]
Read More ›Update on SMA-FDA Interactions
The SMA drug pipeline has grown dramatically in just over a decade. Of the 17 programs in the pipeline, seven of these are in clinical […]
Read More ›New 21st Century Cures Discussion Draft Released
The US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee has released a new 21st Century Cures discussion draft. This is a revised and expanded version […]
Read More ›Share Your SMA Story for a New Research Project
Cure SMA is reaching out on behalf of Communispace to invite people caring for a family member with Spinal Muscular Atrophy to participate in a […]
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