Treatment Extends Survival in Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy - February 22, 2007

Posted by National Institutes of Health (NIH) News Releases on February 22nd, 2007 at 08:43am

Drug therapy can extend survival and improve movement in a mouse model of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), new research shows. The study, carried out at the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), suggests that similar drugs might one day be useful for treating human SMA.