She slept in hospital intensive care units and navigated family outings with a breathing machine – all for her late son, who ...

A couple whose son died from a rare genetic condition are encouraging others to take part in screening which they say could ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Muscle atrophy is a prevalent condition in today's societies, but many of the roles that mitochondria play in the process remain unclear. In a recent study, researchers investigated how muscle atrophy ...

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 ...

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

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