Patients with rheumatoid arthritis increased their leg muscle volume when treated with an anti-rheumatic drug, offering new hope for improved muscle health. Publishing in the prestigious journal, The ...

Anabolic steroids have legitimate medical uses: muscle wasting, hypogonadism, osteoporosis. Learn how doctors prescribe them and why pharmaceutical grade matters. Muscle Gear, est. 2012. The post ...

Scientists discovered that 1) the wasting response to T. brucei infection in mice occurs in two phases, each regulated by different immune cells and 2) fat loss did not benefit the fight against ...

Infections can present with many different symptoms, and one common symptom is wasting, which involves the loss of fat and in extreme cases lean muscle as well. Researchers in the lab of Salk ...

A research team led by scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital has uncovered a new potential approach to preventing the muscle-wasting symptoms of muscular dystrophy (MD), a family of genetic ...

Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome characterized by the ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass, with or without fat loss, that cannot be reversed entirely by conventional nutritional ...

Young internet sensation Neilah, living with spinal muscular atrophy, has passed away. Her mother, Ruth Wambui, shares their ...

Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy) can be a result of aging or lifestyle habits, like being inactive or eating a poor diet. Muscle loss can also point to hormone abnormalities or underlying health ...