Bioengineers have developed a mechanically active adhesive named MAGENTA, which functions as a soft robotic device able to extend and contract muscles from the outside. In an animal model, MAGENTA ...

A new study from the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Medicine sheds light on a potential breakthrough in treating muscle degeneration. The findings could lead to better therapies for those affected ...

Muscle atrophy is a debilitating symptom in patients suffering from neurological disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and multiple sclerosis (MS), and can be a systemic response to ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Muscle loss due to aging, cancer and other chronic diseases can significantly affect people’s health and well-being, but there are currently no effective treatments to prevent ...

Muscle atrophy affects millions of people worldwide, striking when least expected during periods of inactivity, illness, or aging. This natural process of muscle tissue breakdown can happen ...

Most of us have imagined how free it would feel to float around, like an astronaut, in conditions of reduced gravity. But have you ever considered what the effects of reduced gravity might have on ...

Distal spinal muscular atrophy (DSMA) is a rare genetic disease that causes a loss of muscle movement. It affects muscles further away from the center of the body, such as the hands, feet, and legs.

(BOSTON) — Muscles waste as a result of not being exercised enough, as happens quickly with a broken limb that has been immobilized in a cast, and more slowly in people reaching an advanced age.