The greatest reduction in skeletal muscle mass was in the lower extremities, a new report shows. Low skeletal muscle mass may be an early manifestation of fabry disease (FD), according to a new report ...

Most of us know children who can run and play for hours and hours, taking only short rests. As a parent or carer, it can be exhausting. For scientists, why this is the case has long been the source of ...

83 percent of children in small study experienced atrophy in at least one muscle group Children with life-threatening respiratory failure who require mechanical ventilation in a pediatric intensive ...

New research from the Exercise Medicine Research Institute at Edith Cowan University (ECU) has highlighted that children undergoing cancer treatment often lose skeletal muscle at a time when they ...

FRESNO Calif. (KFSN) -- The living room of Zaira De La Cruz's home has been turned into a makeshift hospital room. About seven months after her daughter was born, Zoey was diagnosed with the James ...

Leveraging artificial muscle power The main goal of orthotic devices for children with CP is to increase or maintain mobility and independence. Traditional technologies, however, typically include a ...

The researchers asked three groups—12 boys aged between eight and 12 who didn't regularly train, 12 unfit adults and 13 national competition-level athletes—to perform cycling tests. To test how ...

CLEVELAND — Parents are more and more aware of mental health conditions that relate to body image these days. In this edition of Mom Squad, experts are now warning that a lesser-known issue is on the ...

A team of researchers from the University of Delaware has received nearly $200,000 in start-up funding to develop a motorized ankle foot device for children with cerebral palsy (CP) that includes a ...