This article is part of a broad series on recent advances in the science and medicine of longevity and aging. The series covers a range of topics, including musculoskeletal health. Expect more ...

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly due to underlying medical conditions. Other factors can contribute, like ...

Aging is not sudden. It is the slow loss of muscle, bone, metabolic control, and cognitive clarity, long before disease is ...

An analysis of MRI scans using artificial intelligence resulted in the production of a reference growth standard and a fast, reproducible way to measure indicators of lean muscle mass in developing ...

That's where smart scales can come in handy, as they can measure body fat percentage, muscle mass, body mass index, bone mass ...

Testing dozens of the best bathroom scales over the past year has completely changed how I think about them. A device that once felt like a simple tool for tracking weight now sits much closer to the ...

Leveraging artificial intelligence and the largest pediatric brain MRI dataset to date, researchers have now developed a growth chart for tracking muscle mass in growing children. The new study led by ...