An international research team with the participation of researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), ...

You might think that only DC Comics superhero The Flash could run at a speed of 200 strides per second. But in the animal world, special muscles—called "superfast ...

This study reveals abnormal iron accumulation in the muscles of patients with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) and in mice expressing muscle-specific DUX4 (DUX4-Tg mice). Contrary to ...

Aerobic exercise enhances memory in mice by increasing a muscle protein that improves brain function, according to new ...

Czech playwright Karel Capek coined the word “robot” in his seminal 1920 work, “Rossum’s Universal Robots.” In this dark piece of sci-fi, the term described flesh-and-blood laborers made from organic ...

As we age, our muscles gradually become smaller, weaker and less able to heal after injury. In a new study, researchers pinpoint an important mediator of youthfulness in mouse muscle, a discovery that ...

Most humans move a lot less than our ancestors did, a change in use which is likely reflected in the composition of muscles themselves. Understanding our muscle makeup is a key step towards improving ...

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