Maintaining muscle might be one way to help prevent dementia, new research suggests. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Maintaining muscle might be one way to help prevent dementia, new research ...

Building and maintaining muscle is crucial for more than just physical health. New research suggests that muscle strength can also benefit cognitive health. There is a potential connection between ...

You have 20 muscles in your forearm, the part of your arm between your elbow and your hand. They help you move your arms, hands, and fingers and perform many of the tasks of daily life. You can strain ...

You’ve probably heard the phrase “muscle memory” thrown around at some point, but it might not mean what you think it does. In fact, many everyday exercisers misunderstand the concept of muscle memory ...

A research team has found that specific immune cells can connect with muscle fibers in a lightning-fast, neuron-like way to ...

Almost everyone shrinks with old age. Many older adults have more difficulty gaining muscle than they did in their childhood and teenage years. And when it comes to maintaining that muscle, the phrase ...

When we lose weight, we don't just lose body fat—we lose muscle, too. With millions of people now using weight loss drugs ...

At one point or another, we’ve all experienced the unexpected, intense pain of a muscle cramp. Muscle cramps, also known as muscle spasms or charley horses, are the involuntary contraction of muscle ...

Working out your muscles may help heal your nerves after injury, by encouraging those neurons to grow faster. In a new study ...