Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Spinal muscular atrophy affects the nerves that control muscle movement, leading to progressive weakening. As a result, infants ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a genetic neuromuscular disease affecting specialized nerve cells that control voluntary muscle movement, according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). It can ...

Little Mix alum Jesy Nelson is opening up about her 9-month-old twin daughters' battle with a severe muscle disease. Nelson, 34, expressed hope that her baby girls, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, would ...

JESY Nelson today shared an emotional update about her twins, months after their SMA diagnosis. The former Little Mix star, ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs. Previously, ...

—In a retrospective analysis, a U.S.-based team of experts recently reported that health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after surgery for early-onset scoliosis (EOS) varies significantly depending on ...