Physical activity is not only important for fitness but also for overall health. This is confirmed by a new study, which ...

Chemotherapeutic agents are often used to treat cancer. They combat tumor growth, but also have a number of undesirable side effects. One of these is severe muscle wasting, known as ...

Scientists identify a signaling pathway that triggers muscle fatigue in response to nervous system inflammation or infections ...

With the recent surge in popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, altogether called GLP-1s, there has been renewed scientific interest in understanding how our bodies regulate muscle growth.

Skeletal muscles can convert chemical energy into mechanical energy to cause voluntary muscle contraction and movement. Skeletal muscle is composed of fascicles, bundled units of multiple muscle ...

Indeed, TGF-β family proteins can, through paracrine or autocrine signalling mechanisms, induce cells that have acquired cell differentiation characteristics of one particular lineage to switch ...

The hypothyroid population is characterized by significant volume changes, initiating a volume-dependent, low plasma renin activity (PRA) mechanism of BP elevation. The incidence of salt ...

With an intercostal muscle strain, localized pain and tenderness will be present and will increase with stretching or contraction of the intercostal ... Comparative efficacy and safety of skeletal ...