(CNN) — Growing evidence shows that building muscle strength can have benefits for your heart, even leading to better outcomes after a heart attack. Having a higher level of leg muscle strength ...

Your legs do far more than carry you through long workdays and winter walks. According to doctors, they can quietly reveal what’s going on deep inside your body, sometimes long before a serious ...

Infectious agents can cause muscle twitching and spasms, too. The most commonly known is probably tetanus, which causes a phenomenon called lockjaw, where the neck and jaw muscles contract to the ...

The thighs and glutes are the largest muscle groups in the human body ...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers carrying out a small pilot clinical trial demonstrating that a drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University in Japan have discovered that iron supplements may help reduce muscle damage and improve ...

Muscle spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), can make everyday movements feel stiff, tight, and painful. Stretching is one way to help reduce some of that discomfort, improve ...

Spending a few minutes each day balancing on a single limb can make you stronger, boost your memory and keep your brain ...

You’re relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it’s a muscle in your arm, your leg, or ...