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A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients experience, according to a new study from University of Illinois Chicago ...

Using whole genome sequencing, researchers identified a single variant in a microRNA gene, MIR145-5p, as the source of multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome, which had gone undiagnosed in a ...

A mutation in the gene that causes fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) doesn't just cause extra bone growth but is tied to a problem in generating new muscle tissue after injury, according to ...

Thurman M. Wheeler, MD, of the Department of Neurology at Massachusetts General Hospital, is the senior author of a paper published in Nature Communications, "Analysis of human urinary extracellular ...

We applied Mendelian randomization to test the causal effect of sarcopenia-related traits on MASLD risk. To capture distinct clinical features, we established complementary mouse models, including ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A little over 1 year after COVID-19 hospitalization, exertional dyspnea was reported in many patients. Patients ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is more likely to conjure images of breathlessness rather than weak muscles, but can COPD also cause muscle weakness? Research seems to show a correlation.

Still dealing with a tight hip or weak glute—despite all the foam rolling, stretching, and strengthening? Or, maybe you’ve had an injury that keeps flaring up, even though you thought it was finally ...

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, many universities shut down or reduced the capacities of research laboratories in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus. At Washington University ...