(BOSTON) — Muscles waste as a result of not being exercised enough, as happens quickly with a broken limb that has been immobilized in a cast, and more slowly in people reaching an advanced age.

HOUSTON – A newly identified gene, atrogin-1, is involved in muscle loss associated with cancer, diabetes, fasting and kidney disease as well as in the atrophy occurring with disuse, inactivity, and ...

Distal spinal muscular atrophy (DSMA) is a rare genetic disease that causes a loss of muscle movement. It affects muscles further away from the center of the body, such as the hands, feet, and legs.

As we age, our muscles atrophy. Earlier this year, researchers found that hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), a protein critical in skeletal muscle development loses its functionality due to nitration as ...

Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) is a rare adult-onset motor neuron disease. Although there’s no cure, treatments may slow down nerve damage and reduce symptoms. Progressive muscular atrophy (PMA) ...

This image from video provided by UPMC and University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences shows Doug McCullough, who has spinal muscular atrophy, during tests of experimental spinal cord stimulation to ...

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 is a genetic condition in which the nerves that control movement, breathing, and swallowing become progressively weaker and smaller. SMA has five types with ...

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In a heart-wrenching revelation, singer Jesy Nelson has shared the devastating news that her twin daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe Nelson-Foster, will never be able to walk due to a rare genetic ...

With the intensification of global population aging, muscle atrophy, characterized by the loss of muscle mass and function, has become an important health issue affecting the elderly. Researchers have ...

Bioengineers have developed a mechanically active adhesive named MAGENTA, which functions as a soft robotic device able to extend and contract muscles from the outside. In an animal model, MAGENTA ...