Companion studies suggest muscle begins to decline decades before sarcopenia takes hold for keeps. The best part: The process ...

As people age, muscles naturally lose mass and strength, a condition known as sarcopenia. The decline can make everyday ...

How do muscle cells grow after a workout? And how do your genetics affect your experience as a gymgoer? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Researchers have identified the role of the large Maf transcription factor family in regulating fast twitch muscle fibers. A mouse model lacking Maf expression in the skeletal muscles exhibited a ...

In two new studies, North Carolina State University researchers designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can change shape and generate force like a muscle. In the first study, the ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that the protein Musashi-2 (Msi2) plays a key role in the regulation of mass and metabolic processes in skeletal muscle. They ...

Let’s get one thing straight: Muscle is muscle. Despite what many fitness influencers may have you believe, there’s no such thing as "lean muscle" or "bulk muscle." It’s all made from the same stuff.

Stimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within tissue. The findings offer a simpler, less time-consuming way for medical researchers to ...