Working out doesn't just build muscle but, in later life, helps maintain a powerful cellular machine that repairs damaged ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have uncovered how exercise helps aging muscles regain their ability to repair ...

Type 2 diabetes doesn’t just raise the risk of heart disease—it physically reshapes the heart itself. Researchers studying ...

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and ...