Researchers found that cardiomyocytes in human hearts show increased mitotic activity after myocardial infarction, the medical term for a heart attack. In other words, surviving heart muscle cells can ...

Every time a muscle fiber forms, a single cell must perform one of the most dramatic architectural transformations in biology. A myoblast — a committed muscle precursor cell — has to abandon div ...

A natural compound reduced fat buildup in mouse muscle cells by protecting a key metabolic protein.

The population across developed countries is getting older and the associated frailty and debilitation are becoming major health problems. This gradual muscle loss is accelerated by the poor capacity ...

In prokaryotic cells, transcription (DNA to mRNA) and translation (mRNA to protein) are so closely linked that translation ...

"The same machinery is operating in both cases but with different readouts." The first clue about the possible connection between brain and muscle cells came when Janelia scientists noticed something ...

Pterostilbene increased PPARδ signaling by preventing protein degradation, promoting fat breakdown and fatty acid oxidation ...

A new study reveals that vesicles packed with healthy mitochondria can supercharge tissue repair and combat chronic disease, paving the way for next-generation regenerative treatments. Study: ...

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 ...

When I hear the term "regenerative medicine," I imagine slightly futuristic treatments where damaged organs are rebuilt like new, or paralyzed limbs start moving again.At first, I also thought that ...

A biologist explains why protein alone cannot build muscle without exercise and challenges common fitness marketing claims.