Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetically inherited disorder that causes muscle weakness. Adults can get spinal muscular atrophy, but it’s rare in adults and progresses slowly. It doesn’t typically ...

Effective shoulder training isn’t about lifting heavier weights—it’s about proper control, smart volume, and muscular balance ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Muscle atrophy is a primary characteristic of both sarcopenia and cachexia, significantly impacting physical function and quality of life. This figure illustrates the multifaceted causes of muscle ...

Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy) can be a result of aging or lifestyle habits, like being inactive or eating a poor diet. Muscle loss can also point to hormone abnormalities or underlying health ...

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 ...

Skeletal muscle atrophy, or wasting, is a devastating and often irreversible syndrome during the aging process and for patients with advanced cancer. Muscle wasting involves a decrease in muscle mass ...