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Cure SMA Welcomes Back Biogen as a National Premier Partner for 2018
Cure SMA is thrilled to welcome Biogen back as a National Premier Partner for 2018. As a part of their partnership, Biogen will be sponsoring all walk-n-rolls and galas across […]
Read More ›House and Senate Vote to Increase Federal Funding for Newborn Screening Programs
Today, Congress passed a new federal spending bill, increasing funding for several critical newborn screening programs, that the President also signed. The bill increases funding for the Health Resources and Services Administration […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Charlotte Sumner, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Charlotte Sumner, MD, at Johns Hopkins University, for her project, “Testing the potential of SMN-AS1 as a therapeutic target in SMA.” […]
Read More ›Record Number of Abstracts Submitted for 2018 SMA Researcher Meeting
Abstract submission is now closed for the 2018 SMA Researcher Meeting. We are excited to announce that we received 128 submissions, a record number. Our submissions come from researchers in […]
Read More ›The Discovery of SMA
In 2016, the spinal muscular atrophy community celebrated the approval of the first-ever treatment that targets the underlying genetic cause of SMA. This was a milestone more than 100 years […]
Read More ›Roche Releases Community Statement on RG7916 and Olesoxime Programs
Roche has provided the following community statement on RG7916 and Olesoxime investigational programs. Dear SMA Community, We are very pleased to share an update of the Roche SMA program We […]
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