Muscular Dystrophy Association Clinical & Scientific Conference, convening in Dallas, Texas, from March 16-18, will feature ...

In developing hearts, cells shuffle around, bumping into each other to find their place, and the stakes are high: pairing with the wrong cell could mean the difference between a beating heart and one ...

When it comes to building muscle, hypertrophy doesn’t just happen on its own. It has to be triggered by a physiological need.

This paper presents the important finding that BNIP3/NIX, a mitophagy receptor, and its binding to ATG18 are required for mitophagy during muscle cell reorganization in Drosophila. Although the ...

Each cell in your body relies on precise communication with other cells to function properly. At the center of this process ...

Every organism on Earth is a well-oiled machine in its own environment. It makes sense then that every piece of every process ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Nanoparticles have been developed to deliver microRNAs to muscle stem cells, offering a potential treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. These nanoparticles ...

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“In science, structure is function,” she said in a statement ... so that was where the team focused their investigation. In muscle cells, the ER forms regular contact points with the cell membrane ...

Keeping tabs on your weight and diet are key in preventing diabetes, but your muscle mass should not be forgotten.

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) New subtypes of fat cells have been identified in human fat tissues, revealing more complex functions than previously known. Differences in intercellular ...