Skeletal muscle channelopathies and myotonic disorders constitute a heterogeneous group of neuromuscular conditions caused by mutations that impair the function of ion channels, including sodium and ...

UCI scientists have discovered a new treatment for the most common skeletal muscle disorder for people 50 and older, officials said. A new study shows that lithium chloride, normally used to treat ...

University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a gene expressed during regeneration that is critical for muscle repair. The key human skeletal muscle gene was also found in a subset of ...

If your doctor has suggested that you may have a myopathy, you likely have a lot of questions. There are many types of myopathies with different causes and outlooks. Myopathies are a class of diseases ...

For decades, treatment of peripheral artery disease has focused almost exclusively on restoring blood flow. Now, new research ...

The rare disorder Duchenne muscular dystrophy is treated with genetic medicines that get skeletal muscle cells to produce a version of the key protein that they lack. Though these therapies slow ...

Pompe disease is a rare genetic disorder that disables the heart and skeletal muscles. The inherited disorder can develop at any age, although the often-fatal disorder has faster progression and ...

In a recent study published in Reviews in Medical Virology, researchers reviewed the mechanisms of muscle tissue injury, aggravating conditions, and associated sequelae in long coronavirus disease ...

The early funding will help transition its research into scalable therapies targeting lysosomal storage disorders.

UK: Researchers have found in a new study that combined exercise (CE), rather than aerobic exercise (AE) alone, promotes ...

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child’s first steps to recovery after injury. For some, however, muscle development goes awry, leading to weakness, ...