Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

Ancient human relatives ran on two legs, like modern humans, but at a much slower pace, suggest 3D computer simulations of Australopithecus afarensis – a small hominin that lived more than three ...

From muscle fibers to mental grit, here’s the science behind why some bodies can endure ultramarathons, while others hit the wall far sooner. Ultramarathons sit at the far edge of what the human body ...

The 2024 Summer Olympics are in full swing. One of the marquee events is of course the marathon, a grueling test of fitness and athleticism. When it comes to endurance running, humans are among the ...

For decades, scientists believed that muscle fiber typology was mostly set at birth—some people were built for speed, others for endurance. However, a 2018 study led by Andrew Galpin of California ...

There is scientific evidence to show the running promotes muscle growth. Research published in Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews, for example, found that aerobic exercise can increase skeletal ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

Aggie alumna Kim Conley (center) competed in the 5,000 and 10,000 meter events at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. New research supports the idea that humans have long used endurance running as a way ...