We live in digital age, when our eyes often go from one screen to another. It’s well-documented how that affects eye health, but what is less appreciated is how it contributes to what doctors ...

“I have dystonia, which I always had, but I never realized it,” Jewell said, explaining the muscle disorder — which causes involuntary contractions — as causing her “neck [to be] pulled ...

But these drugs have also created new challenges. The weight loss they spur often comes with a reduction in lean body mass that includes muscle, making people physically weaker.

Neurological complications: An improper technique might affect the nerves in your neck, causing mobility issues and muscle ...

Although it's usually associated with car accidents, any impact or blow that causes your head to jerk forward or backward can cause neck strain. The sudden force stretches and tears the muscles ...

Neurotherapeutic to address muscle weakness Sarcopenia -- severe muscle weakness that comes with aging -- impacts nearly half of all adults over age 80. Date: March 5, 2025 Source: University of ...

Spending months in microgravity is brutal on the body. Without the Earth’s gravitational pull, muscles shrink, bones weaken and bodily fluids shift. Astronauts lose muscle mass rapidly because ...

After an unexpected nine-month stint in space, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are finally back on Earth. But their long-awaited return comes with striking visual evidence of how ...

This reduction of available protein causes the muscle cells to shrink, resulting in a condition called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia affects up to 1 in 10 people ages 60 and above. In addition to reduced ...