Discover the latest breakthroughs in myasthenia gravis treatment, including rozanolixizumab and nipocalimab, and insights on ...

Poorly functioning blood vessels lead to the characteristic muscle weakness that so many cancer patients experience. Artur Plawgo/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Tumors can destroy the blood ...

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 ...

Many people stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins because they experience muscle aches, weakness, and fatigue.

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular disorder that causes muscle weakness and fatigue," says Hesterlee. It occurs "when a person’s immune system is essentially attacking ...

A 30-year-old African-American woman presented to the emergency department for medical assessment after becoming too weak to walk. She reported proximal muscle aches in both arms and legs, a skin rash ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

A new study of muscle strength in older men and women has revealed a link between lower grip strength and the speed of biological aging. The results support grip strength measurement as a tool for ...

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The muscle twitch creates short, involuntary muscle contractions, which affect tiny muscle areas that lie beneath the skin. The sensation occurs as a small movement, which people describe as a jump, ...

Actor Eric Dane has revealed he has been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive neurodegenerative disease that damages motor ...