The start of any new gene therapy trial is an exciting and nervous time. But for the participants and doctors involved in the recently launched trial for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) at Columbus ...

The future of weight loss could look like this. Inject your muscles with a compound that helps them burn more calories than usual and then do your daily chores to shed those extra pounds. That's the ...

In this systematic review of the literature, we summarized publications on onabotulinumtoxinA injections in adult patients treated for upper- or lower-limb spasticity. Our goal was to review the ...

When used with the appropriate medical guidance, GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can be an effective ...

Anyone who's been laid up for an extended period due to illness or injury will know how difficult it can be to get moving again. Long-term immobility can see a loss of muscle mass that can be hard to ...

Researchers in Canada have evaluated the effect of the implantation of donor muscle precursor cells (MPCs) on the expression of dystrophin in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. In nine ...

In news that seems like it just might lead to a strange new superhero, Japanese scientists say cultured human muscle cells can stay swole with an injection of, well, bear serum. The secret, according ...

When NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel returned to earth after 197 days in space, he was in remarkably good health. But as he took his first shaky steps back under the weight of Earth’s gravity, he ...

PRINCETON, N.J. & DEERFIELD, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. (OAPI) and Lundbeck today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the label of ...

Background OnabotulinumtoxinA has demonstrated significant benefit in adult focal spasticity. This study reviews the injection patterns (i.e., muscle distribution, dosing) of onabotulinumtoxinA for ...