Muscle stem cells, which are crucial for building new muscle, don’t work as well as we get older, but giving them an ...

The biology behind muscle pain: calcium chaos, microscopic damage, and the overlooked mechanism that explains how statins can ...

Building functional human muscle in the laboratory has long been a goal of regenerative medicine, but one stubborn obstacle remains: real muscle is not just a mass of cells. Its strength and function ...

Aging muscles take time for recovery because stem cells build up a protein called NDRG1. This slows repair but helps cells ...

Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz Lab shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those ...

Understanding how muscle deteriorates could help researchers extend the human health span. “When you ask most older adults what their biggest fear is, it’s not dying — it’s loss of functional ...

A muscle patch crafted from stem cells has improved cardiac function in monkeys with heart disease. It is now being tested in a small number of people, with early results from the first recipient ...

As we age, the muscles we rely on for daily activities tend to become less reliable. With enough decline, even normal movements such as getting out of bed become risky. Low muscle mass in the ...

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GLP-1 drugs have been accused of stealing muscle along with fat, but the evidence suggests the scare may say more about ...