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This discovery changes the way scientists think about aging. It suggests that part of what we call age-related weakness may ...

While a gradual loss in muscle strength is a natural part of aging, for many older adults it's more than just feeling a little weaker. Sarcopenia -- a condition affecting nearly half of adults over 80 ...

While a gradual loss in muscle strength is a natural part of aging, for many older adults it's more than just feeling a ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that disrupts nerve-to-muscle signaling. This causes muscle weakness that varies in severity. Symptoms can be localized or more widespread.

Thurman M. Wheeler, MD, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in Nature Communications, "Analysis of human urinary extracellular ...

Adult-onset spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that primarily affects the motor neurons in the spinal cord, leading to muscle weakness and atrophy. SMA is part of a group ...

Concussions and traumatic brain injuries (TBI) have been considered a potential cause of ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Elderly persons who find it difficult to lift an object weighing 5 ...

Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:RNA) revealed topline data from the dose escalation cohorts of the delpacibart braxlosiran (del-brax) Phase 1/2 FORTITUDE program in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular ...

Your muscles need continuous maintenance to stay strong and healthy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) happens when there is a change in a person's genetic instructions that affects the production of ...