Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.
A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.
Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered how exercise helps aging muscles regain their ability to repair ...
Researchers at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and at Sun Yat-sen University have generated what they claim is the first comprehensive atlas of aging muscles in humans. The team applied single-cell ...
- 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) ...
Cutting calories has long been linked to longer life in lab animals, but scientists are now tracing that effect down to the ...
A new study offers fresh hope for people living with type 2 diabetes and obesity. Researchers report progress toward a pill ...
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 ...