Exercise can protect both muscle and nerves from damage caused by the restoration of blood flow after injury or surgery, new research from the University of Virginia School of Medicine shows.
Jan 16, 2019
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Quite literally meaning "grave muscle weakness," myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder that causes serious weakening of skeletal muscles responsible for movements such as ocular motion, eye-opening, swallowing, ...
Nov 30, 2018
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Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is the most prevalent dominantly inherited muscular dystrophy in the world. To date, there are no pharmacologic treatments available for the more than 850,000 people affected ...
Nov 16, 2018
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Researchers have discovered a micropeptide molecule that can restore normal heart function in mice, according to a study in eLife.
Oct 9, 2018
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NIH-funded researchers delayed signs of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in rodents by injecting them with a second-generation drug designed to silence the gene, superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). The results, published in ...
Jul 26, 2018
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Despite the importance that changes in muscle mass have in aging, overall body metabolism and in chronic disease, we still don't fully understand the mechanisms that contribute to the maintenance of adult muscle mass.
Jul 10, 2018
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A research team from the UAB led by Professor Fatima Bosch has managed to cure obesity and type 2 diabetes in mice using gene therapy.
Jul 10, 2018
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New research into human heart development has shed light on the way heart muscle cells contract.
Jun 26, 2018
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A popular aquarium fish may hold answers to how tumors form in a childhood cancer.
Jun 5, 2018
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Astronauts go through many physiological changes during their time in spaceflight, including lower muscle mass and slower muscle development. Similar symptoms can occur in the muscles of people on Earth's surface, too. In ...
May 23, 2018
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