SAN ANTONIO — Genetics often plays a role in the diseases or conditions a child may be born with. Now we're reporting on a disease that, while it has no cure, can be fought if caught early.

However, in this case, the baby has shown no symptoms of the disease, offering hope for future treatments before birth. SMA ...

Ridhay’s parents received the devastating diagnosis just months ago, and they’ve since been living each day with a renewed ...

He had a hunch that the oral SMA treatment risdiplam, made by Roche, had prenatal potential because it’s safe for kids and ...

Richard Finkel, MD, a pediatric neurologist at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, was included in the Time100 Health list ...

Like all couples with the mutations, Bethan and Johnny had a one-in-four chance of having a baby with SMA. An estimated one in 40 people are SMA carriers Johnny’s stoicism wavers when he thinks ...