Damaged muscles don’t just die, they regenerate themselves
A new mechanism for muscle stem cell activationSingle myofibers were isolated from mouse muscle tissue in a suspension cell culture. ...
Tag: Musculature
Skeletal muscle development and regeneration mechanisms vary by gender
The functional importance of estrogen receptor betaCredit: Associate Professor Yusuke Ono Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan generated mice lacking the ...
Physical activity and sleep in adults with arthritis
Credit: Image credit: Lynne Feehan A new study published in Arthritis Care & Research has examined patterns of 24-hour physical ...
Finding a cure for multiple sclerosis
Biomedical scientist Seema Tiwari-Woodruff has received funding to identify compounds that can repair damaged axonsCredit: Tiwari-Woodruff lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Tool uses fat in bone and muscle to diagnose disease, predict falls and fractures
Doctors will soon be able to use fat to diagnose musculoskeletal disease within seconds and predict the risk of falls ...
Muscle aging: Stronger for longer
Credit: Image: University of Basel, Biozentrum With life expectancy increasing, age-related diseases are also on the rise, including sarcopenia, the ...
Patients with recently discovered antibodies have more severe myasthenia gravis
Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A study of 181 patients at 16 sites across the country who test ...
35-second scan could pick the next sporting champion
Credit: By Ivan River How hard is it to pick the next Usain Bolt, Ian Thorpe or Anna Meares? Finding ...
Neurons show distinct styles as they interact with the same muscle partner
Credit: Nicole Aponte-Santiago/MIT Picower Institute A new study by MIT neuroscientists into how seemingly similar neuronal subtypes drive locomotion in ...
Fantastic muscle proteins and where to find them
Credit: Jacobo Lopez Carballo, Gotthardt Lab, MDC Researchers at the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association ...
Vitamin B3 revitalizes energy metabolism in muscle disease
Credit: Eija Pirinen; A. Wartiovaara's research group An international team of scientists, led by University of Helsinki reported that vitamin ...
Gene therapy in mice builds muscle, reduces fat
Approach may lead to new treatment approach for osteoarthritis, obesityCredit: Mike Worful Exercise and physical therapy often are recommended to ...
Researchers discover treatment for spasticity in mice, following spinal cord injuries
Credit: Kiehn Lab, University of Copenhagen. In experiments with mice, researchers have studied neuronal mechanisms and found a way to ...
Researchers develop synthetic scaffolds to heal injured tendons and ligaments
Top biomedical engineering researcher develops synthetic scaffolds for tendon and ligament regenerationCredit: Pixabay Key points: Top biomedical engineering researcher develops ...