A look at Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), focusing on motor neuron degeneration, sporadic versus familial ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.

Short-term muscle weakness is common and can be caused by something as simple as a tough workout. However, persistent muscle weakness without apparent cause could indicate an underlying health ...

Loss of muscle mass (muscle atrophy) can be a result of aging or lifestyle habits, like being inactive or eating a poor diet. Muscle loss can also point to hormone abnormalities or underlying health ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual ...

Tight and rigid muscles are often the result of injury. Sometimes, muscle tightness and rigidity can occur with other symptoms, such as muscle pain and spasms, or reduced mobility. Mild muscle ...

As we get older we lose muscle strength, and in some people this severe weakness impacts their ability to live everyday lives, a condition called sarcopenia. Around 10 per cent of people over 50 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to the characteristic muscle weakness that so many cancer patients experience. Artur ...

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) causes the body to attack nerves, resulting in muscle weakness in the arms and legs. It often occurs due to underlying conditions such as small cell lung ...

What You Need to Know About Hand Tremors Frequent hand tremors are often overlooked, with many attributing them to fatigue or ...

Many causes thought to impact likelihood of developing this weakness, which is linked to higher death rates. In a genetic analysis of over 250,000 people aged over 60 from UK Biobank and 21 other ...

While sitting still at your desk or watching TV, you sense a feeling of muscular discomfort in your arm or leg. It’s not quite a charley horse, but you can see your skin pulsating involuntarily, as if ...