A smartphone app for muscle relaxation significantly reduced migraine-related disability in patients visiting the emergency ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis increased their leg muscle volume when treated with an anti-rheumatic drug, offering new ...

A new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has shown promise in not only slowing the progression of the disease but potentially even reversing the muscle damage, with human trials set to ...

Kaitlin Batley, MD, a pediatric neurologist at Children’s Health and assistant professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center, highlights recent advancements and ongoing clinical trials in the spinal ...

People with excess body fat who build and keep muscle may be less likely to develop obesity-induced heart, liver, or kidney damage or die early, according to a new study published in The Journal of ...

Muscle atrophy is when muscles shrink from lack of use. It can occur due to an injury, a neurological condition, or from a ...

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy now have new hope with gene therapy. And for an Illinois family, it’s a double blessing. On their family farm in rural Illinois, the Flessner boys have free ...

As we age, keeping our bodies active helps us stay healthier for longer and protects against chronic disease. We can also ...

Pathologic changes of the X-chromosome gene for dystrophin give rise to Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), and dystrophin -- which minimizes muscle fiber loss due to sarcolemma contraction damage when ...

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. This can cause a person to have reduced mobility such as problems walking. BMD can make ...

Muscle pain that does not go away after several days or is accompanied by symptoms such as fever, shortness of breath, and extreme weakness requires medical assistance. Muscle pain, also called ...