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Featured Article | Personal Stories

What Happened to You

A young man with SMA answers this question by becoming a student leader

Tags: College, From Where I Sit, Young Adults


Featured Article | Science + Research

News on LEMS Treatment and Research

A Q&A with researcher Stephen Meriney, Ph.D.

Tags: Drug Approval, Drug Development, Grants, Research


Featured Article | Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle

Making the Workplace Accessible

Think outside the cubicle to find solutions to common accessibility challenges in the office

Tags: Employment


Featured Article | Health, Independence

Prepare Yourself

In the face of the everchanging medical landscape, it is important that you prepare yourself and family members to go to the emergency room alone or without the option of…

Tags: Featured Content, Healthcare


Featured Article | Inclusion, Independence, Lifestyle

The Independent Mindset

When neuromuscular disease impacts your ability to perform daily tasks, cultivating problem-solving skills and support can help you live independently in your home

Tags: College, Featured Content, MDA Resource Center, Personal Care Attendants, Resources, Young Adults


Blog Post | News, Science + Research

Clinical Trial Alert: Researchers at Neurogene Seek Participants for a CMT4J Natural History Study

Researchers at Neurogene are seeking participants living with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) type 4J to participate in a natural history study. This study aims to better understand disease course so researchers will be able…

Tags: Clinical Trial Alert, Clinical Trials, Research


Blog Post | News, Science + Research

Sarepta Therapeutics Announces Positive Interim Results in Gene Therapy Trial for LGMD2E and Acquisition of Myonexus Therapeutics

On Feb. 27, Sarepta Therapeutics announced positive interim results of a phase 1/2a clinical trial for MYO-101, a gene therapy candidate developed by Myonexus Therapeutics for patients living with limb-girdle…

Tags: Clinical Trials, Drug Development, Gene Therapy


Blog Post | Get Involved

Buy a Shamrock, Grow Hope

It’s March, and at MDA that means only one thing: It’s Shamrocks season! Each St. Patrick’s Day season for the last 37 years, MDA has partnered with 20,000 retailers nationwide…

Tags: Fundraising, Shamrocks, Summer Camp


Blog Post | Advocacy, News

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin Introduces Air Carrier Access Amendments Act

Last week, Sen. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin introduced the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act (S. 669). MDA commends Sen. Baldwin for championing this legislation that sets forth important protections for…

Tags: Accessible Air Travel, Advocacy Updates


Blog Post | News, Science + Research

Clinical Trial Alert: ReveraGen BioPharma Seeks Participants for a Phase 2b DMD Study

Researchers at ReveraGen BioPharma are looking for ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to participate in a Phase 2b study. The goal of the study is to evaluate the…

Tags: Clinical Trial Alert, Clinical Trials, Drug Development