Thyroid eye disease (TED) occurs in about 40% of people with Graves’ disease. Surgery may help when TED affects eye function or structure. Orbital decompression creates more space behind the eye by ...

Muscular dystrophies are a group of diseases in which proteins in the muscles do not function properly, either through inherited or spontaneous mutations. This, in turn, leads to muscle tissue ...

A team has discovered a possible therapeutic approach to repair injured muscles either from aging or degenerative muscle disorders. For millions of people, losing muscle isn't just about weakness; ...

The most useful biomarker for extraocular muscle enlargement in thyroid eye disease (TED) is unclear. According to this study, higher thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb) levels and older age were ...

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine's School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences have discovered how muscle stem cells "flip a switch" to rebuild damaged muscle—a finding that could ...