Skeletal muscle is a dynamic and highly adaptable tissue responsible for voluntary movement, posture and metabolic regulation. Its unique architecture, involving myofibres, satellite cells and a ...

A University of Alberta research team is shedding much-needed light on cancer cachexia, a severe muscle-wasting syndrome ...

Human health is the Achilles heel of space travel. Researchers at ETH Zurich have now succeeded in printing complex muscle ...

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., May 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Nasdaq: CYTK) announced that the Company will host the muscle biology-focused Contemporary Landscapes in ...

The giant cytoskeletal protein obscurin, represented in Caenorhabditis elegans by its orthologue UNC-89, plays a pivotal role in organising the intricate architecture of striated muscles. UNC-89 is ...

The Englund Lab is seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow to join our NIH-funded research program investigating how cellular senescence contributes to skeletal muscle loss and dysfunction in ...

In aging and many diseases, muscles degenerate and there is a loss of function that can lead to many other health problems. As skeletal muscles break down, people can become frail and experience a ...

Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology to advance a pipeline of potential new ...

Muscle mass plays a crucial role in overall health, strength, and metabolic function, making its regulation essential for maintaining quality of life. A recent study published in the Proceedings of ...

This cross section through the flight muscles of a dancer damselfly shows in blue the muscle fibers that the fly uses to flap its wings. You can also see the nerve that stimulates these muscles in red ...

SALT LAKE CITY & SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TikkunLev Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing precision therapies targeting the causal disease biology of failing heart muscle, today ...