The research team led by Dr. Hojeong Jeon and Dr. Hyung-Seop Han of the Biomaterials Research Center at the Korea Institute ...

After the age of about 30, we typically lose 3-8% of our muscle mass per decade. This usually accelerates after the age of 60.

Initially intended to mimic multiple sclerosis (MS) in animal models, these compounds unexpectedly led to a breakthrough drug ...

Muscle stem cells are adult stem cells, present in skeletal muscle tissue, which can self-renew and are capable of giving rise to skeletal muscle cells. These stem cells are activated in response ...

Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered that specialist macrophages—a type of white blood cell—play a key role in the control of muscle contraction and locomotion. The discovery ...

The researchers successfully tested the new software in biological systems at several different scales, from cell signaling ...

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A research team co-led by a physician-scientist at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson’s Sarver Heart Center ...

Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists have generated human stem cell models which contain notochord -- a tissue in the developing embryo that acts like a navigation system, directing cells where to build ...

Skeletal muscle has a profound ability to regenerate after injury. If you are playing soccer and you tear a muscle, you need ...

Decision letter after peer review: Thank you for submitting your article "Visualizing sarcomere and cellular dynamics in skeletal muscle to improve cell therapies" for consideration by eLife. Your ...

Heart failure currently has no cure, with treatment options primarily limited to medications that slow its progression or ...