For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement. But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by ...

"Our work suggests that vascular changes in leg muscle could serve as an earlier, more accessible warning sign of the disease." To explore this idea, the research team—whose work was published in the ...

“If you already have known heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, diabetes, perhaps smoking history-- those are ...

There are several potential benefits to reducing your carb intake, including weight loss and improved heart health, according to The Nutrition Source. But the shift to a low-carb diet can cause some ...

Scientists may have figured out a strange new way to tell exactly how old you are. How well you can balance on one leg can accurately indicate your age, according to a new paper in the journal PLoS ...

Leg cramps are painful and debilitating. They can stop you in your tracks during a busy day or wake you from a restful sleep. Perhaps you’ve already tried remedies like using heating pads, taking ...

SMA children who can't walk have weaker upper leg bones than kids with cerebral palsy who are nonambulatory, a comparative ...

Singer Jesy Nelson has pledged to "fight as much as I can" to get all babies tested for a rare muscle disease at birth, after ...