5 common causes of muscle mass loss (& how to prevent them)

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly ...
Rolling Out

How fast you lose muscle when you stop using it

Muscle loss can creep up faster than you think. Whether it’s due to injury, life changes or simply taking a break from working out, the body begins to change almost immediately when you stop using it.
SpaceNews

Gene discovery linked to muscle atrophy in numerous conditions

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 ...
Ars Technica

Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...
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Forced To Rest By Injury Or Illness? Here's How You Can Hold Onto Your Muscle, According To Experts

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." You’ve been getting stronger every week, when suddenly—bam—an injury, illness, or other curveball benches ...
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Forced To Rest By Injury Or Illness? Here's How You Can Hold Onto Your Muscle, According To Experts

You’ve been getting stronger every week, when suddenly—bam—an injury, illness, or other curveball benches you. Without your daily sweat and dose of endorphins, it's natural to fear that your muscles ...