Muscle wasting in chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common yet underrecognized complication, tightly intertwined with ...

England will add SMA testing to its newborn screening program from October 2026, expanding nationwide by October 2027 to help ...

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients lose body weight and muscle mass, despite being on a high-calorie diet while in the intensive care unit. Their muscle wasting is substantial and extends beyond ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis increased their leg muscle volume when treated with an anti-rheumatic drug, offering new hope for improved muscle health. Publishing in the prestigious journal, The ...

Spinal muscular atrophy affects all the body's muscles. For a long time, it was considered a disease caused solely by the loss of nerve cells in the spinal cord. Now, a research team at Leipzig ...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who took tofacitinib for 6 months had increased lower limb and thigh muscle volume, a small prospective study found. “Tofacitinib is associated with an increase in ...

A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients experience, according to a new study from University of Illinois Chicago ...

A majority of people with advanced cancers endure cachexia, a muscle-, fat-, and organ-wasting condition that is currently incurable and can be life-threatening. Detecting and intervening early can ...