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

The researchers, led by Benedetti, started by looking at the only other area of the body known to have similar, ladder-like ER structures: muscle tissue. In muscle cells, the ER and the plasma ...

Scientists have discovered new clues about why cells that normally protect our arteries can sometimes change and help heart ...

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 ...

One of the many ways obesity harms the human body is through damage to skeletal muscle. This progressive muscle decline, also ...

Thirty marks the spot. Starting at this age, we begin to lose approximately three to eight percent of muscle mass per decade. With it, we also lose strength and mobility. Left unaddressed, this loss ...

The protein TRF2 is known for its ability to protect the ends of chromosomes, but a new study has revealed that it also aids in the preservation of muscle | Cell And Molecular Biology ...

When bones break and there is extreme tissue loss--such as after a car accident or a battlefield injury--current treatments don't often lead to effective healing. But certain stem cells from skeletal ...