Past research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has led to three FDA-approved SMA treatments that slow or stop future disease degeneration. 

However, SMA is not cured. 

There remains significant unmet needs, particularly for children and adults with SMA who experienced severe nerve damage and significant muscle loss before available treatments. 

In addition to funding basic research, Cure SMA is also advocating that the NIH support new SMA research to help improve muscle strength, gain motor function, reduce fatigue, and address other unmet needs of the SMA community. 

You can help us achieve this goal by asking your Members of Congress to support SMA research in the fiscal year 2025 bill that funds the NIH.

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