MRI data shows skeletal frame size predicts muscle potential better than height, weight or BMI ...

From arthritis and heart failure to diabetes and menopause, many conditions are associated with muscle weakness and increased fat deposits. Now a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the ...

Numerous motor and structural proteins compose a highly ordered structure known as the sarcomere, the basic unit of muscle contraction in heart and skeletal muscles. Sarcomeric myosin heavy chain ...

There are three types of muscle tissue in the human body including cardiac muscle, smooth muscle, and skeletal muscle. Skeletal muscle fibers are those which are attached to the skeleton. They are ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have demonstrated that iron supplementation can significantly alleviate muscle pathology ...

Myosteatosis, the pathological infiltration of fat into skeletal muscle, is increasingly recognized as a key predictor of ...

Ultrasound therapy does nothing to help an injured skeletal muscle heal any faster, according to a new study conducted in rats. COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ultrasound therapy does nothing to help an injured ...