How a sedentary lifestyle can cause muscle atrophy and what you can do to prevent it

Muscle atrophy is when muscles shrink from lack of use. It can occur due to an injury, a neurological condition, or from a ...

Women better protected against early neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease, study reveals

A large international study involving nearly 700 participants reveals that women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News

Study: Women with early type of Parkinson’s experience less neurodegeneration than men

Women with a precursor condition to Parkinson's disease showed significantly less brain atrophy than their male counterparts despite similar clinical severity, according to an October study published ...

6 Simple Moves That Stop Muscle Loss Better Than Gym Machines After 50

Build strength and fight muscle loss after 50 with six simple bodyweight and dumbbell moves that beat gym machines.
Medscape

New Hydrogel Shows Promise for Vocal Fold Disorders

Researchers have developed a hydrogel that lasts longer than current treatments for vocal fold disorders and could reduce the ...

New genetic variant linked to hereditary optic atrophy and vision loss

A research team from the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz has discovered a previously unknown ...
Medical Xpress

Hibernator 'superpowers' may lie hidden in human DNA

Animals that hibernate are incredibly resilient. They can spend months without food or water, muscles refusing to atrophy, body temperature dropping to near freezing as their metabolism and brain ...

9 reasons you could be bleeding after menopause, from vaginal atrophy to cancer

Postmenopausual bleeding can happen for several reasons, some of them serious. It's always best to talk to your doctor about bleeding after menopause.