Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

When you hear the term “muscle memory,” it conjures up images of your muscles being able to memorize certain movements, such as dribbling a soccer ball or playing “Happy Birthday” on the piano. But ...

Usually, when your muscle hurts, it's just from working out too hard, pulling a muscle, or getting a bruise. The pain is normal and goes away after a while. However, the National Health Service (NHS) ...

More than 30 rare muscular dystrophy types cause progressive muscle weakness from inherited gene mutations. Combined, they affect about 1 in 5,000 to 8,000 people. Common subtypes vary by age of onset ...

About 80% of people with cancer suffer from significant muscle wasting, or loss of muscle tissue, and 30% of these patients die from this condition. New research in mice finds that the severity of ...

Ah, massages. The process of having your body kneaded like bread dough is both an exercise in preference — and a scientifically-based way to improve your health, according to new research. Do you like ...

In a recent study conducted by the Institute of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, researchers have provided new insights into the detrimental effects of type 1 diabetes mellitus ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Think you always need long, slow strength sessions to build strength and burn fat? Think again. New research suggests that ...

People with type 2 diabetes tend to have poorer muscle function than others. Now a research team has discovered that in type 2 diabetes, a specific gene is of great importance for the ability of ...