Muscular Disease

An exciting discovery by Monash University scientists may lead to faster recovery from muscle injury and wasting diseases.

A person's genetic make-up can influence whether they might experience side effects from certain medications. Some laboratories now offer pharmacogenetic tests that allow patients to learn whether they carry genetic variants known to be associated with adverse drug effects. Such tests might help patients and their doctors choose safer, more effective treatments, but the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and other…

Whether you're an exercise lover or an absolute novice, it's important not to adopt harmful habits based on myths. We debunk a few, here.

Lifting weights with just one arm can improve the fitness of the other with no extra effort, a new Australian study has revealed.

Doctors recommend cardiac screening tests for competitive athletes who have recovered from COVID-19 after a small study found heart damage in 1 in 7

Cardiovascular disease (also called heart disease) is one of the most common medical conditions older adults face. In nursing homes, almost half of all older adult residents have been diagnosed with problems affecting the heart and/or blood vessels.

(Sept 12): Doctors recommend cardiac screening tests for competitive athletes who have recovered from Covid-19 after a small study found heart damage in 1 in 7 college sports competitors, including in those whose coronavirus infection caused no obvious symptoms.Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging on 26 competitive college athletes who had either a mild or asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection found four, or 15%, with…

Infections, inadequate bone healing and, in Tiger Woods' case, previous injuries, may make a months-long or even years-long recovery more difficult, say surgeons.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. Dante McNulty, from Fordham, Cambridgeshire, lost his footing when going to let his dog out during the night and slid down the steps 'like an avalanche'.

Finding clear, definitive facts about healthy exercise can be difficult. The exercise industry is a multi-billion dollar business, built partially on selling gadgets and supplements to people desperate to lose weight or look attractive. Meanwhile, good workout plans and simple truths lurk in the background waiting for their time to...

A world-first therapeutic for treating sleep apnea and a range of other weak muscle conditions will be unveiled at global biotech innovation event, Bio Digital (June 8-12).

A microscope photograph of a heart muscle cell. The regular green patterns show stained actin filaments.It might look like a little game at the molecular...

If you've decided it's a good time to start working out, you might have noticed a strange phenomenon: You'll leave the gym feeling fine, and then two days later wake up sore. This weird time-lag appears unique to exercise, and is, when you think about it, kind of inexplicable —...

Damaged muscles don't just die, they regenerate themselves  Science Codex

A small study found heart damage in 1 in 7 college sports competitors

As the International Men's Health Week begins today we tell you about 4 diseases that are more prevalent in men than women. Beware of the signs and symptoms of these diseases men.