Arm in a Cast? Exercising the Other Arm Can Curb Muscle Loss
TUESDAY, March 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You can keep an arm in a cast from wasting away, researchers say, by working out your free arm.A small group of young men who performed eccentric contraction exercises with one arm — lowering a dumbbell in a …
Learn MoreAccumulation of Visceral Adipose Tissue Linked to Lower Muscle Density
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In men and women, age-related accumulation of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is associated with lower muscle density, according to a study published online Dec. 22 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and…
Learn MoreFunctional Burden Ameliorated With Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), together with access to disease-modifying therapies, improves functional burden, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in The Lancet Child & Adolesc…
Learn MoreFunctional Burden Ameliorated With Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), together with access to disease-modifying therapies, improves functional burden, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in The Lancet Child & Adolesc…
Learn MoreLow Serum Vitamin D Tied to Age-Related Loss of Muscle Strength
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Low levels of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) are associated with increased risk of loss of muscle strength in adults ≥50 years, according to a study recently published in Calcified Tissue International….
Learn MoreLa vitamina D podría ayudar a mantener el músculo durante el envejecimiento
LUNES, 19 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una forma de mantener la fortaleza muscular con la edad es consumir suficiente vitamina D.Unos investigadores de Brasil y Reino Unido encontraron que las personas mayores que tenían una deficiencia de…
Learn MoreCKD Linked to Greater Neuromuscular Fatigability
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with greater neuromuscular fatigability, which increases with fatigue severity, according to a study published online Dec. 9 in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercis…
Learn MoreVitamin D May Help Maintain Muscle as You Age
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One way to maintain muscle strength with age: Get enough vitamin D.Researchers in Brazil and the United Kingdom found that older folks who were deficient in the vitamin increased their risk of losing muscle st…
Learn MoreIV Immune Globulin Bests Placebo for Dermatomyositis
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Significantly more adults with dermatomyositis receiving intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) versus placebo have a response of at least minimal improvement, according to a study published in the Oct. 6 issue …
Learn MoreRituximab Studied as Add-On Therapy for New-Onset Myasthenia Gravis
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A single infusion of rituximab early after the onset of generalized myasthenia gravis improves outcomes at 16 weeks, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in JAMA Neurology.Fredrik Piehl, M.D., Ph.D.,…
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