Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a heartbreaking genetic disorder that usually occurs in infancy. Sometimes, though, the condition, characterized by weakness and wasting muscle, isn’t detected until adulthood. According to the U.S. Library of Medicine, SMA is usually most severe in muscles near the center of the body; it is less severe in muscles away… Continue reading What You Need to Know about Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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Melanoma in Children
Although we usually think of skin cancer as an adult illness, in fact childhood melanoma is something to be on the lookout for, according to pediatric skin cancer scientists at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. A news release from St. Jude’s says there is genetic research showing that sun damage contributes to melanoma in children… Continue reading Melanoma in Children