In a finding that opens the door to the development of targeted therapies for various muscle disorders, newly published research identifies key mechanisms of skeletal muscle regeneration and growth of ...
Professor Megumu K. Saito and his colleagues have revealed that SMN, a protein involved in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), promotes the functional maturation of mitochondria by regulating miRNA ...
A research team led by Prof. Chen Yan and Prof. Yang Lifeng from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a physiological function of monocarboxylate ...
An experimental study in Science Advances shows that statins, primarily fluvastatin in these experiments, may promote ...
A recent article highlights the critical importance of skeletal muscle mass in the context of medically induced weight loss, particularly with the widespread use of GLP-1 receptor agonists. These ...
The exponential rise of our aging population. The pandemic. The explosion of GLP-1s. It’s a trifecta that’s making muscle — and the serious implications of not having enough of it — part of a larger ...
I am writing this as I am on my way to the 2019 NF Conference in San Francisco organized by the Children’s Tumor Foundation. The annual NF Conference represents the largest meeting of NF scientists ...