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 ...

UCI scientists have discovered a new treatment for the most common skeletal muscle disorder for people 50 and older, officials said. A new study shows that lithium chloride, normally used to treat ...

Many of the limitations people accept as “normal aging” are not inevitable. Muscle health is a primary driver of mobility, ...

Dyne Therapeutics, Inc. (DYN) is advancing the use of its FORCE platform to target skeletal muscle disorders. This would be with the use of modern oligonucleotide technology drugs like DYNE-101 and ...

Skeletal muscle loss is a risk factor for developing dementia, according to a study being presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA). Skeletal muscles ...

A new rare muscle disorder has been identified by researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB). This hereditary disease is caused by a defect in the BICD2 gene that manifests itself in altered ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

A creatine kinase test is a blood test that measures levels of an enzyme called creatine kinase. This enzyme supports energy ...

Cutting calories has long been linked to longer life in lab animals, but scientists are now tracing that effect down to the ...