You don't need to look like a bodybuilder, but for healthy aging, maintaining muscle strength is likely just as important as getting enough aerobic activity, according to the findings of a University ...

As people age, muscles naturally lose mass and strength, a condition known as sarcopenia. The decline can make everyday ...

For fitness-minded folks, muscle testing can sound pretty intriguing. But it turns out that it has little to do with fitness...or even muscles. On a basic level, muscle testing looks at a muscle and ...

A person may inherit the genetic changes responsible for muscular dystrophy. These genetic changes can also occur due to spontaneous genetic mutations. In either case, the disease is not preventable.

Hypotonia is the medical term for low muscle tone that doctors usually diagnose in infants. The condition is less common in adults. People sometimes call it floppy muscle syndrome. Usually, even when ...

Atherosclerosis underlies most heart attacks and strokes and is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease rather than ...

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that weakens and damages muscles. It can worsen with age. However, its symptoms are less severe than those of ...

Company to offer the first clinically validated dietary management of sarcopenia, now available for GLP-1 muscle loss, positioning Wellgistics to help 6,500+ independent pharmacy network (‘Pharmacy ...

Johna Burdeos is a family mom, registered dietitian and freelance writer. Having provided nutrition care to many patients with acute and chronic medical conditions over the years, Johna is passionate ...