In a study published in Nature Communications biophysicists unravel the mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and maintain their function. The findings may help design treatments for ...

Muscle turns chemical energy into movement. It is able to produce force smoothly and reliably, even though it is built from ...

Aging muscles may not lose the signals needed for repair. Instead, those signals may remain in place but become chemically ...

Doctors are sounding the alarm on the off-label use of Botox in the masseter muscle, as it can lead to early jowling and a sagging jawline. Here, experts explain.

A single IV injection of a microRNA-based biologic developed by Guangping Gao, Ph.D., Robert H. Brown Jr., DPhil, MD, Jun Xie ...

The hand is one of the most remarkable parts of our anatomy, yet it's commonly overlooked until a task that used to feel ...

Cardiomyopathies are a group of mostly hereditary, rare heart diseases in which the structure of the heart muscle tissue is ...

Cardiomyopathies are a group of mostly hereditary, rare heart diseases in which the structure of heart muscle tissue is ...

The soft robotic model of the human heart, developed at UNSW. Credit: UNSW/Richard Freeman. UNSW researchers have developed a ...

Only about 1 in 5 people have a chin dimple. An evolutionary biologist unpacks the genetics — and the deeper mystery of why ...

A sulfur-based compound called LASSS appears to protect and supercharge a key protein involved in repairing damaged muscle.

A nerve cell resembles a vast tree with branches that communicate with thousands of other cells. To function, it depends on a motor protein that walks on two legs, hauling urgent cargo from the center ...