But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle problems that seem to be independent of the central nervous system. Studies by researchers at Washington University ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies ...

Researchers found that a protein produced in the muscles helps manage the release of a hormone made in the pea-sized gland attached to the base of the brain. A newly discovered line of ...

and traumatic brain injury can cause inflammation in the brain, or neuroinflammation, that weakens muscles. While scientists are aware of this link between inflammation and muscle weakness ...

Researchers found that older adults with smaller skeletal muscles were 60% more likely to develop the brain disorder. They focused on the temporalis muscle located on the sides of the head ...

We often think the brain is like a muscle – we say things like “use it or lose it!”, and we talk about exercising or “training” our brains. In reality, actual brain tissue looks pretty ...