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Featured Article | Get Involved, Lifestyle, Personal Stories

MDA Summer Camp Magic

Hear from former campers as they reflect on 70 years of MDA Summer Camp magic.

Tags: 70th anniversary, Featured Content, Summer Camp, children with neuromuscular diseases, volunteering


Featured Article | Science + Research

Progress Now: Research News and Updates Across MDA Diseases

Tracking research updates and breakthroughs that help accelerate treatments and cures across MDA diseases.

Tags: Antisense Oligonucleotide, Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Exon Skipping, Featured Content, Gene Therapy, Research


Featured Article | Science + Research

Neuromuscular Disease Research: Going Strong

MDA was founded on the hope for a better future for people with neuromuscular diseases. 75 years later, we continue to drive progress in neuromuscular disease research.

Tags: Clinical Trials, Featured Content, Gene Therapy, MDA Care Centers, Muscle Regeneration, Neuromuscular Disease Research, Rare Disease Research


Featured Article | Personal Stories

Community Members Reflect on MDA’s Impact

Community members share their thoughts on MDA’s impact – in the past, present, and future.

Tags: Featured Content, MDA community, MDA impact


Featured Article | Get Involved, Inclusion, Independence

MDA Community Programs Support and Empower

Learn about MDA’s community programs that support and empower people in every stage of life with a neuromuscular disease.

Tags: Advocacy, Featured Content, MDA Care Centers, MDA Programs, patient and family support


Blog Post | Lifestyle, Personal Stories

Elite Para-Dressage Athlete is Ready to Ride to Victory

Para-dressage athlete, Riley Garrett Riley Garrett has found her passion and purpose as a para-dressage competitor and through coaching and empowering other young athletes to challenge themselves and pursue their…

Tags: Community, MDAStrong


Blog Post | Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle, Personal Stories, Tools& Resources

MDA Guest Ambassador Blog: Ten Tips for High School Life with a Disability

Madison is from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and lives with congenital muscular dystrophy. She is an upcoming senior at St. Joseph Academy. She has been a dancer since she was 3…

Tags: Ambassador Guest Blog, Ambassadors, Community, Mental Health, Relationships, Young Adults


Blog Post | Advocacy, Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle, News

In Case You Missed It…

Quest Media is an innovative adaptive lifestyle platform from MDA. With the power of this platform, we foster awareness and empowerment and have important conversations with experts, thought leaders, and…

Tags: Accessible Air Travel, Ambassadors, Amy, Community, Equipment and Assistive Devices, In Case You Missed It, Personal Care Attendants


Blog Post | Science + Research

Behind the Drug: Nusinersen (Spinraza) for SMA

Nusinersen (Spinraza) changed the game for people with SMA. Learn how it became the first FDA-approved therapy and what it means for families.

Tags: Clinical Trials, Drug Approval, Drug Development, Featured Content, Newborn Screening, Research, Research Advances


Blog Post | Advocacy, Get Involved, Health, Lifestyle, Personal Stories, Tools& Resources

MDA Ambassador Guest Blog: Built to Rise – Strength Forged Through Every Challenge

Darlene, who was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 3 at age 19, just turned 55 years old. She has spent her life proving that challenges do not define…

Tags: Ambassador Guest Blog, Ambassadors, Mental Health, Relationships