Living in disadvantaged areas reduces ALS survival time by over 30%
Living in a disadvantaged community may decrease the length of time a person can survive with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ...
Tag: Muscle Wasting
Scientists explore early life factors contributing to SMA
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a severe neurological disease for which there is presently no cure, although current therapies can ...
Study reveals how inflammation weakens muscles during illness
Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle ...
Blood test identifies specific pathologies in frontotemporal dementia, ALS, and PSP
In a study with 991 adults, scientists at DZNE show that the most common forms of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) as ...
COVID-19 related acute muscle loss linked to worse outcomes
Sarcopenia, which is defined as the loss of skeletal muscle that occurs during hospitalization from an acute illness, is associated ...
