New research has detailed how UNC45, a protein chaperone, distinguishes between healthy and faulty myosin in muscle cells, ...

I am studying Laing Distal Myopathy (MPD1), an inherited condition that causes progressive muscle weakness in the extremities and has no cure. MPD1 is caused by mutations in β-myosin, the primary ...

Nemaline myopathy, also known as rod myopathy, is a rare congenital disorder that weakens the skeletal muscles. According to ...

Therapeutic options for patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are limited ... that regulates the structure and function of muscle filaments. “C-protein-induced myositis [CIM] is ...

CHENNAI: A young parent’s excitement knows no bounds to see their toddlers crawl, but what if the toddler’s movements are ...

It is the replacement of myofibers by fibrofatty infiltration that effectively reduces myofiber mass and produces muscle weakness. The muscular dystrophies are a subclass of the myopathies ...

“Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies are debilitating diseases that can cause muscle weakness, affect multiple organs, and have a severe impact on patients’ quality of life, including increased ...