News tagged with muscle problems

Excessive cola consumption can lead to super-sized muscle problems warn doctors

Doctors have issued a warning about excessive cola consumption after noticing an increase in the number of patients suffering from muscle problems, according to the June issue of IJCP, the International Journal of Clinical Pr ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 7

Scientists create potent molecules aimed at treating muscular dystrophy

While RNA is an appealing drug target, small molecules that can actually affect its function have rarely been found. But now scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have for the first time designed ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Acting out while asleep: a strange sleep disorder

During the day, Lawrence Neumann was a mild mannered man, considerate, kind and loving to his wife of many years, Bonnie.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 09, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Heart drug effective for treating symptom of muscular dystrophy

A medication most often used to treat heart arrhythmias also reduces a central symptom of myotonic dystrophy, the most common type of muscular dystrophy in adults.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created May 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New explanation for cardiac arrest

Researchers have discovered a new disorder linked to heart problems that stems from a genetic defect in the protein glycogenin. In a worst case scenario, disruption of this protein's function can lead to cardiac arrest, which ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 19, 2010 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Youth with IBD are less fit than their peers: study

Children and adolescents growing up with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are less fit than their peers, says a study by researchers at McMaster University and the McMaster Children's Hospital.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aboriginal Australians at risk of bone, muscle pain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Aboriginal Australians are at risk of increased bone and muscle pain due to their inability to produce sufficient vitamin D, according to a University of Adelaide study published in the Medical Jo ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Spinal fluid proteins signal Lou Gehrig's disease

High levels of certain proteins in the spinal fluid could signal the onset of Lou Gehrig's disease, according to researchers. The discovery of these biomarkers may lead to diagnostic kits for early diagnosis, accurately measuring ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

OU Lab 1 of 4 in nation testing new exercise technique

A year ago, Michael Bemben, professor of health and exercise science in the University of Oklahoma College of Arts and Sciences, was invited to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., to formally announce the partnership ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0