As an embryo develops from a small cluster of stem cells, those once "blank slate" cells begin to take on more specialized ...

The adult human heart was believed incapable of replacing the muscle cells destroyed by a heart attack. A team at the ...

Musculoskeletal disorders are a primary cause of disability worldwide, especially in aging societies like Japan. As individuals age, reductions in muscle mass and physical activity weaken the body's ...

Space exploration activity has been increasing. In turn, researchers are more interested than ever in uncovering more about how space travel affects human health and the progression of disease.

Biophysicists unraveled a mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and how they maintain their function. Nature Communications published the discovery, which may help in the design of ...

Researchers found that cardiomyocytes in human hearts show increased mitotic activity after myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack. In other words, surviving heart muscle cells can ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also ...