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Together, We Made History

January 7, 2015
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Thanks to you, we raised over $770,000 in the month of December, as part of our annual campaign. The stage is set for historic advances in SMA research over the […]

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Cure SMA Announces New $50,000 Care Research Grant to Rebecca Davis in the Lab of Dr. Swoboda at University of Utah

December 30, 2014
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Cure SMA has awarded a $50,000 clinical care grant to Rebecca Hurst Davis in the lab of Dr. Kathy Swoboda, for her project focusing on blood sugar levels in SMA. […]

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NIH Releases Summary of the SO-SMART Workshop

December 29, 2014
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During the Annual SMA Conference in Washington DC this past June, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) hosted a workshop on clinical trial design in SMA for drug developers, clinical […]

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Fall 2014 Issue of Directions Now Online

December 26, 2014
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The Fall 2014 issue of Directions is now available. Directions, our biannual family support newsletter, builds our community by sharing stories and experiences. Families from all over the world connect […]

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Cytokinetics and Astellas Announce New Phase 2 Clinical Trial

December 23, 2014
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Cytokinetics and Astellas jointly announced plans to begin a Phase 2 clinical trial in 2015 in patients with spinal muscular atrophy. The trial will test CK-2127107, a muscle activator. CK-2127107 […]

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Help Us Make History with $750,000 for SMA Research

December 23, 2014
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Just over a month ago, we announced a year-end goal of $540,000 to help fund SMA research and family support. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we’re well on […]

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