They combat tumor growth, but also have a number of undesirable side effects. One of these is severe muscle wasting, known as chemotherapy-induced cachexia. This chronic disease causes ...

When the nerves are damaged, communication between the nerves and muscles becomes disrupted. This results in significant muscle weakness, atrophy, and loss of function. The majority of neuromuscular ...

Background Fatty atrophy is a combination of reduced muscle size and the replacement of muscle tissue with fat seen in patients with chronic neuromuscular diseases (NMD). Accurate quantification of ...

Spinal muscular atrophy, SMA, a genetic neuromuscular disorder with progressive muscle wasting due to mutation in the SMN1 gene, deficiency in SMN protein, and loss of motor neurons, 3D illustration ...

muscle atrophy, balance issues, and the taking of medications. In that case, drinking alcohol may be especially dangerous.” Yep ― there’s a special type of dementia that only comes about ...

especially if they’re accompanied by muscle atrophy, weakness, anxiety, cramps, or fatigue, say Dr. Jacobson and Fry. Muscle twitching is a significant cause for concern when accompanied by ...

Not every case of testicular atrophy can be reversed. This is especially true when atrophy is related to aging or caused by chronic alcohol use. In such cases, the aim may be to prevent further ...

They combat tumour growth, but also have a number of undesirable side effects. One of these is severe muscle wasting, known as chemotherapy-induced cachexia. This chronic disease causes ...