Medicines watchdog approves two treatments for patients with spinal muscular atrophy ...

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly due to underlying medical conditions. Other factors can contribute, like ...

Muscle loss from inactivity may leave behind a lasting molecular “memory,” according to new research. Scientists found that while younger muscle appears to adapt and become more resilient after ...

HOUSTON – A newly identified gene, atrogin-1, is involved in muscle loss associated with cancer, diabetes, fasting and kidney disease as well as in the atrophy occurring with disuse, inactivity, and ...

GLP-1 drugs have been accused of stealing muscle along with fat, but the evidence suggests the scare may say more about ...

In the battle of the obesity bulge, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist medications — aka GLP-1s such as Wegovy and Zepbound — have changed the game for some people who’ve struggled to lose ...

New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) shows that following ...