Healthy calf muscles act as a pump, aiding blood flow from legs to the heart Weak calf muscles cause blood pooling, increasing swelling and varicose vein risks Poor leg circulation leads to cramps, ...

Although gene therapy has shown promise for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), the limitations of viral vectors have proven challenging to clinical advancement. Now, a new treatment ...

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The millions of microbes living in your gut have far-reaching effects on health. New Africa/ Shutterstock A recent study suggests that these microbes may also influence an important aspect of fitness ...

Fat, not skeletal muscle, accounted for most of the weight loss. According to the study, GLP-1 medicines reduced body fat in obese mice much more than lean body mass, and fat and liver mass fell ...

Before Adam Sharples became a molecular physiologist studying muscle memory, he played professional rugby. Over his years as an athlete, he noticed that he and his teammates seemed to return to form ...

When we lose weight, we don’t just lose body fat – we lose muscle, too. With millions of people now using weight loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic, understanding what impact this muscle loss might ...

Muscle cramps are the worst. Whether it's a side stitch during a run or a rogue "charley horse" that wakes you up at 3 in the morning, cramps can be incredibly painful and annoying. Cramps seem to ...

As use of the popular anti-diabetic and weight-loss drug Ozempic skyrockets, so have concerns about the medication’s side effects. One such side effect is loss of “lean mass”—body weight that isn’t ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

The sartorius is the main muscle involved in the “crossing legs (sitting cross-legged)” movement. Because it is involved in complex motor patterns, be sure to grasp it as an evaluation point for chain ...

A new study has identified the HDAC11 protein, an enzyme involved in cellular regulation, as a new potential therapeutic target for the treatment of sarcopenia. Sarcopenia, the progressive loss of ...