Working out doesn't just build muscle but, in later life, helps maintain a powerful cellular machine that repairs damaged ...

Pioneering research by experts at the University of Sydney, the Baird Institute and the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in ...

Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

A research team has found that specific immune cells can connect with muscle fibers in a lightning-fast, neuron-like way to promote healing. These cells deliver quick pulses of calcium, triggering ...

Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz Lab shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those ...

Gene therapy for some diseases, including Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), can be tricky because the needed gene is often too large to fit inside the viral vector used for delivery. Researchers at ...

For years, doctors have heard the same complaint from patients on statins: their muscles hurt. Some describe general achiness, others struggle with weakness, and in rare cases, people end up in the ...

When we developed the ability to convert various cells into a stem cell, it held the promise of an entirely new type of therapy. Rather than getting the body to try to fix itself with its cells or ...

Statins have been transformative for many individuals, by lowering cholesterol and reducing the risk of heart problems and stroke. But statins can also cause muscle weakness and pain and in some cases ...