More than 30 types of muscular dystrophy have been identified. They all cause problems with movement due to muscle protein defects caused by genetic mutations. Muscular dystrophy is a group of ...

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control muscle movement. Different types of ALS cause symptoms to begin in a certain part of the body and ...

Biomedical engineers have grown muscles in a lab to better understand and test treatments for a group of extremely rare muscle disorders called dysferlinopathy or limb girdle muscular dystrophies 2B ...

Musculoskeletal (MSK) disorders affect the muscles, bones, joints, and tissues. In children, they may be due to infection, cancer, inflammatory arthritis, or progressive muscle disorders. MSK ...

The type 1 ryanodine receptor (RyR1) is an important calcium release channel in skeletal muscles essential for muscle contraction. It mediates calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum, a ...

There are different types of neck pain that can affect your muscles, nerves, or other nearby tissues. Each has different causes and different treatments that might be effective. Neck pain may result ...

The human heart, often described as the body's engine, is a remarkable organ that tirelessly beats to keep us alive. At the core of this vital organ, intricate processes occur when it contracts, where ...

A team at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) has developed an innovative method known as TEVs-TTN, for studying the specific mechanical functions of proteins through their ...

Muscle relaxers help reduce muscle stiffness and pain from conditions like cerebral palsy and lower back pain. There are two main types of muscle relaxers: antispastics and antispasmodics. Muscle ...

For some young men and boys, body building can lead to unhealthy behaviors. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with NYU psychologist Andrea Vazzana about compulsive exercise and eating disorders in males.