In an age where screens dominate our lives, the importance of regular physical movement has never been more critical.

Muscular Dystrophy Association Marks Rare Disease Day by Spotlighting Community Stories Driving Progress in Research, Care, ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

The mother of a four-year-old boy with a rare muscle disease says screening newborn babies for the condition could "save ...

The singer shared an emotional update about her twins’ health on Sunday.

The 34-year-old singer recently shared the devastating news that her children have Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1, which ...

Nelson's twin daughters, Ocean Jade and Story Monroe, have been diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 1 ...

Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that causes uncontrolled weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic diseases and cancer.

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 ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

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 ...