As we age, the muscles we rely on for daily activities tend to become less reliable. With enough decline, even normal ...

Mice lacking the extracellular matrix protein tenascin-C showed a reduced ability to repair muscular damage compared to controls.

Two related studies published today in Nature Metabolism show that a specialized intracellular recycling ...

- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

Adult skeletal muscle is a tissue with a high capacity for regeneration due to the existence of stem cell population, termed ...

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 ...

High-intensity interval training boosts fitness and muscle endurance more effectively than traditional home exercise programs in people recently diagnosed with inflammatory muscle disease. That is the ...

Loss of muscle mass, also called muscle wasting or atrophy, can happen gradually as part of getting older or more suddenly ...