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 ...

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 ...

Scientists at the University of Cincinnati and colleagues report that a regulatory protein found in skeletal muscle fiber may play an important role in the body’s fight or flight response when ...

You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have demonstrated that iron supplementation can significantly alleviate muscle pathology ...

Myosteatosis, the pathological infiltration of fat into skeletal muscle, is increasingly recognized as a key predictor of ...

The most commonly diagnosed form of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne, is a genetic disease that affects mostly boys and causes progressive muscle weakness over time. Its early physical signs tend to be ...

What impact does good muscle tone have on our health? Studies show that muscle training can slow down the ageing process, ...

Forget just "burning calories"—resistance training is a powerful metabolic intervention that optimizes insulin sensitivity ...