El AME no tiene cura. Actualmente hay varios proyectos cuya misión es obtener alguna forma de tratamiento y/o cura para esta enfermedad.
Proyecto Cura al AME:
Pruebas clínicas en Estados Unidos:
Blog de noticias sobre AME:
01.2010 First U.S. stem cells transplanted into spinal cord
01.2010 Stem cell institute shifts focus to clinical trials
US Stem Cell Funding Rules Finalized
SMA: PROJECT STEM CELL to NEURON
FSMA Funded Stem Cell Research
Stem Cel ls Suspended State Preserved By Key Step, Scientists Report
MDA: Neural Stem Cells Help SMA Mice
Stem cell therapy helps patients with multiple sclerosis, small study shows
12.2009 Scientists recreate nerve disease to study it
09.2008 College student has beaten the odds of her disability
07.2008 Researchers Discover Key Gene for Making Motor Neurons
03.2008 Children with SEVERE SMA are Surviving Longer
03.2008 Gene ID'd for X-linked SMA
03.2008 NIV Masks: Find the right one for you
05.2004 New Hope In SMA: Amid Ongoing Search for Drug Treatments, Clinical Testing of First Hits Begins
Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey
Coriell Institute for Medical Research
(Estos son los originales, en inglés)
SMA Consensus of Standards of Care 2007