Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that causes uncontrolled weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic diseases and cancer.

The mother of a four-year-old boy with a rare muscle disease says screening newborn babies for the condition could "save ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

The BBC's Ben Morris describes living with spinal muscular atrophy, as former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson reveals her twins ...

British singer Jesy Nelson recently took to Instagram to share a devastating update about her 8-month-old twin daughters.

Jesy Nelson gave birth to her twin girls prematurely in May 2025 - now she's revealed her six-month-olds have been diagnosed with a life-changing illness ...

HOUSTON – A newly identified gene, atrogin-1, is involved in muscle loss associated with cancer, diabetes, fasting and kidney disease as well as in the atrophy occurring with disuse, inactivity, and ...

With the intensification of global population aging, muscle atrophy, characterized by the loss of muscle mass and function, has become an important health issue affecting the elderly. Researchers have ...

Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson revealed on social media that her twin girls have been diagnosed with a rare genetic condition called Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and may never be able to walk.