Challenging the brain by exposing it to new situations, tasks and skills can improve its efficiency, much like strength ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have demonstrated that iron supplementation can significantly alleviate muscle pathology and functional decline in a mouse model of facioscapulohumeral muscular ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has been told by charity boss Giles Lomax - whose twins have spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) - ...

NHS pilot would cure babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in some parts of the UK but not others - but Wes Streeting as ‘asked his team’ if all babies could be saved ...

What happens to the human brain when the force of gravity is removed from the equation? New research is beginning to reveal ...

A separate study also in 2018, this time conducted on mice, found exercising the lower extremities to be critical to brain ...

Spaceflight takes a physical toll on astronauts, causing muscles to atrophy, bones to thin and bodily fluids to shift.

Studies show that smell loss with age may reflect more serious underlying problems, and is even linked to how long we're ...

Approval is supported by data from the DEVOTE study which showed the benefit of the SPINRAZA 50 mg and 28 mg regimen in both treatment-naïve and ...

A small Canadian province feared it had a mystery neurological illness on its hands. The search for answers set off a battle ...

For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement. But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by car or public transport, and spending leisure time in front of screens also ...