A breakthrough method from the 1990s is now being transformed into an AI-powered tool to help doctors diagnose cerebral palsy ...

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 ...

The human body is packed with natural rhythms, from your sleep-wake cycle to the steady pulsing of blood through the brain to heart rate and pulse. Now, scientists say the gut may hold the key to ...

People with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) may show subtle abnormalities in eye movements, but these abnormalities are unlikely to be caused by weak muscles; instead, they likely arise due to changes ...

When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease are probably what first spring to mind. However, there are other equally debilitating and much less well-known ...

For most people, swallowing is second nature, but how does it occur, and why do some people have difficulty with it? Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan have started to tackle these questions by ...

Sitting, standing, and moving between the two seem almost involuntary, but your body's muscles are working hard to make these motions happen. Your skeleton has over 600 muscles attached, and many of ...

Experts at Meta's Reality Labs say they've created a wrist-worn device that can translate electrical signals generated by wrist muscle movements into computer commands. Reporting their findings in the ...