Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered how exercise helps aging muscles regain their ability to repair ...

Getting out of a chair shouldn't be a struggle. Yet for many older adults, simple everyday movements like this become ...

When used with the appropriate medical guidance, GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can be an effective ...

Muscular dystrophy affects approximately 1 in 3,500 male births. Though rare in females, there are documented cases. It is usually diagnosed between 3 and 6 years of age and is degenerative, causing ...

Anorexia nervosa is a psychiatric condition characterized by a fear of weight gain and reduced calorie consumption that can result in dangerous weight loss.

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is a debilitating genetic disorder that eventually leaves patients in a wheelchair. In a new study, researchers have found that an existing cancer drug shows promise ...

A person may inherit the genetic changes responsible for muscular dystrophy. These genetic changes can also occur due to spontaneous genetic mutations. In either case, the disease is not preventable.

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.

Bone Health Specialist “Bone health is very important, because many people with muscular dystrophies are at risk of falling,” says Lauren Elman, MD, director of the Muscular Dystrophy Association ...

A 31-year-old man ignored what he thought was gym-related muscle pain, only to learn it was an early sign of a serious and ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disease in which muscle cells fail to produce a protein called dystrophin. Unlike some other forms of muscular dystrophy, in Duchenne there is a complete ...