Scientists discover that muscles repair themselves by moving thousands of internal nuclei, a rapid process that is key after ...

In a serendipitous discovery, UC San Diego researchers using cryo-EM technology captured the first visualizations of the 3-D structure of the muscle acetylcholine receptor in fetal and adult muscles.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.

Muscle thermodynamics; bioengineered muscle systems; molecular mechanisms of muscle contraction and regulation; mechanochemistry of molecular motor ensembles; single molecule and whole cell imaging; ...

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in ...

MHH scientist investigates how pro-inflammatory cytokines interfere with muscle metabolism and actively transform muscles.

Biological muscles act as flexible actuators, generating force naturally and with an impressive range of motion.

Researchers have just made the unexpected discovery of a novel organization of muscle fibers in Parophidion vassali, a fish that lives in the Mediterranean Sea and, like many fish, uses specialized ...