While from a small study, the findings suggest PepGen’s therapy compares favorably to other RNA-based medicines in testing at ...

Sarepta Therapeutics SRPT announced updates from its clinical programs, which focus on targeting different subtypes of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD), a group of rare genetic disorders marked ...

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 ...

A multicenter metabolomics investigation has identified circulating biomarkers and widespread metabolic disturbances that ...

In a finding that opens the door to the development of targeted therapies for various muscle disorders, newly published research identifies key mechanisms of skeletal muscle regeneration and growth of ...

Recent research from the University of Houston College of Pharmacy identifies key mechanisms of skeletal muscle regeneration and growth of muscles following resistance exercise. It's a finding that ...

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new technique to better understand and test treatments for a group of extremely rare muscle disorders called dysferlinopathy or limb girdle ...

Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy production in the muscles. The discovery may lead to new treatment for disorders affecting the muscles, like diabetes, ...

A cramp is a sudden, involuntary, and painful contraction of one or more muscles. Most of the time, it’s harmless—a passing annoyance. Yet, several diseases can set the stage for cramps to appear, or ...

The 24-year-old was transported to Mount Sinai Medical Center after collapsing, where doctors spent six hours attempting to save her life ...

A prospective cohort study demonstrates that reduced weight-adjusted abdominal muscle mass increases the risk of developing metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, while muscle gains ...

The top row of photos show a microscopic view of healthy muscle fibers stained to reveal a variety of irregularities, while the bottom row shows the same but for muscle fibers afflicted by the disease ...