Age-related muscle weakness may involve more than the gradual loss of muscle tissue, according to new research challenging ...

An older patient mentions that the stairs have become harder. They have stopped carrying the shopping in from the car. Last ...

In many cases, identifying the precise cause of back pain can be challenging, even after a clinical examination and imaging.

Scientists have uncovered a surprising reason why statins, the widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs that help prevent ...

Medically reviewed by Diana Apetauerova, MD Key Takeaways Weakness in the legs can be a sign of serious health issues like ...

Scientists have discovered how atorvastatin, a commonly prescribed cholesterol medication, can interfere with a protein that regulates calcium in muscle cells. The findings offer new clues about ...

"Lately, it has become difficult to stand up.""I feel like I've become slower at walking.""I get tired just from going out ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

When it comes to muscular diseases, most of us have heard of especially common ones like muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease. But one of the rarest muscular disorders is also one of the most ...

Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of a new study that my colleagues and I recently published in the journal ...

Congenital myopathies are a group of rare, inherited muscle diseases that often cause muscle weakness in childhood. This ...

To transform functional anatomy from 'knowledge' into 'clinical reasoning' —Introduction | Is anatomical knowledge really being used in clinical practice?Does simply memorizing muscle origins and ...