The challenge of the obesity epidemic is widespread and one that even pediatricians face constantly,” a Connecticut doctor ...

Spinal bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA) causes a loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem. It mainly affects facial and swallowing muscles and the muscles in the arms and legs.

A recent study has shed new light on the role of fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs) in muscle regeneration, fibrosis, and ...

Sunita Williams returns after 10 months in space, facing health challenges like muscle loss and bone density reduction—common ...

Doctors in the US have treated a fetus with a rapidly progressive congenital disease while in the uterus for the very first ...

Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, Archana Vijayan was once told she would never walk. Despite the grim prognosis, her ...

New research reveals concerns over the Alzheimer's blood test accuracy, highlighting phosphorylated tau proteins in ALS ...

Astronauts age slightly slower in space due to microgravity and time dilation, as observed with Sunita Williams and Barry ...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., February 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: SRRK), a late-stage biopharmaceutical company ...

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a way to treat aging-related muscular atrophy using regenerative medicine. Conventional methods to implant myoblasts, precursors to ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new drug application for a tablet version of Evrysdi (risdiplam) for people living with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). The new tablet is ...