A new study suggests that statins may activate inflammatory "danger signals" inside muscle cells, leading to weakness and ...

A new study reveals how statins may trigger muscle pain and weakness by activating inflammatory pathways, offering clues to ...

An experimental study in Science Advances shows that statins, primarily fluvastatin in these experiments, may promote ...

Tumors can destroy the blood vessels of muscles even when the muscles are nowhere close to the tumor. That is the key finding of a new study that my colleagues and I recently published in the journal ...

Inflammatory myopathies can be challenging to treat, but a new study reports encouraging findings for patients with these debilitating conditions. Researchers from Japan have found that a novel member ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

A major Lancet study found that serious statin-related muscle damage is extremely rare, reinforcing the drugs' safety and ...

After a certain age, when muscle weakness and pain start to accompany exercise and simple daily tasks like getting up from a chair, we often dismiss it as part of the package of getting older. But ...

(Reuters Health) - Strength training might help prevent tension headaches, or at least reduce their pain, according to a small Danish study. Researchers found that neck and shoulder muscles were up to ...

Weakness in this part of the body becomes increasingly common with age, causing urinary incontinence and other symptoms. But ...

Fatigue, muscle cramps, palpitations, and constipation may be signs of low potassium intake. Learn 10 warning signs and the ...