Simply consuming magnesium-rich foods or supplements is not enough. You must pair it with foods that either activate it or ...

This paper presents the important finding that BNIP3/NIX, a mitophagy receptor, and its binding to ATG18 are required for mitophagy during muscle cell reorganization in Drosophila. Although the ...

While a gradual loss in muscle strength is a natural part of aging, for many older adults it's more than just feeling a little weaker. Sarcopenia -- a condition affecting nearly half of adults over 80 ...

Damaged muscles in ALS patients release proteins previously linked only to brain disease In a nutshell Researchers discovered ...

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 ...

But, you don't build fatty muscles." As we age or become sedentary, there's a reduction in muscle fibers that can be replaced with fat, creating these infiltrations. New muscle does not come with ...

These findings are the first, to the best of our knowledge, to provide fundamental insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms of WB and open new vistas for understanding the interplay between ...

A Lancaster County mother and father are sharing their story in hopes of raising awareness of the uncommon genetic disorder their child is facing. There's no treatment and no cure, but the family is ...

muscle atrophy, and muscle twitching. SBMA is a rare genetic disease that causes the progressive deterioration of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain stem. The bulbar is a region in the ...