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Skeletal muscle
Skeletal muscles are organs of the vertebrate muscular system that are mostly attached by tendons to bones of the skeleton. The muscle cells of of skeletal muscles are much longer than in other types of muscle tissue, and are sometimes known as muscle fibers. Credit: Shutterstock
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OCT 04, 2021Health & Medicine
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Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2019Genetics & Genomics
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Attempts by athletes to increase their performance occasionally goes too far. This is the case in endless doping scandal ...Written By: Abbie ArceJUN 07, 2019Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu ...Written By: Dena ArutaAPR 14, 2019Cardiology
It’s easy to feel like you’ve missed the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of exercise. For older adults, th ...Written By: Abbie ArceMAR 25, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammals start out as a fertilized egg, and as that cell divides and proliferates into many more new cells, huge molecula ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2019Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have determined that increasing muscle mass could be a life-saver.Written By: Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2021
Health & Medicine
Researchers with the International GBS Outcome Study (IGOS) investigated newly-diagnosed GBS patients from the beginning
...
Written By:
Alexandria Bass
SEP 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Muscle diseases that have a genetic basis can cause muscles to waste away, and may lead to a premature death. There aren
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 14, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
According to new research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, a substance shown to counteract aspe
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 22, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Some people just aren't that bothered by cold weather; can it be their genes? New work has suggested that when humans be
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2021
Drug Discovery & Development
Scientists from the University of Southern California Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, show that a hormone known to
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
FEB 16, 2021
Immunology
Australian researchers have discovered a regenerative factor produced by immune cells that drives the repair and regener
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
FEB 02, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Inflammation can be a crucial process; the body needs it to heal injuries and prevent infection. But inflammatory proces
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 24, 2021
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have identified a hormone that is generated during exercise, and they determined that when mice are treated w
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 27, 2020
Drug Discovery & Development
Researchers found that attacking a cell’s mitochondria can starve cancer cells. The study involves a possible ther
...
Written By:
Nouran Amin
DEC 20, 2020
Microbiology
Scientist Katalin Karikó studied mRNA vaccines for years. She spent years getting grant rejections, but has now helped c
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2020
Genetics & Genomics
Researchers led by Professor Carmen Birchmeier at the MDC have used a cutting-edge tool to learn more about different nu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 16, 2020
Immunology
Individuals struggling to recover from chronic infections and cancer usually experience reduced immune strength and weig
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2020
Cell & Molecular Biology
This work is a breakthrough for the study of neuromuscular diseases including ALS, muscular dystrophy and multiple scler
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 31, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Meat consumption has risen around the world in the past few decades, and demand is still increasing.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 28, 2019
Health & Medicine
In an effort to get heart-healthy, many people have experienced the painful after-effects of an intense workout. Weather
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
DEC 23, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Muscles have a supply of restorative stem cells called satellite cells, and now they have identified a new type.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
People who carry certain mutations in gene CHD8, a gene strongly linked to autism, tend to be taller and have larger hea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
SEP 12, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Do we feel the fight-or-flight instinct in our bones?
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 02, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
Typically, people need between seven and eight hours of sleep per night to function properly. In fact, reducing sl
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUN 24, 2019
Cardiology
Attempts by athletes to increase their performance occasionally goes too far. This is the case in endless doping scandal
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
JUN 07, 2019
Health & Medicine
A stem cell, by definition, must be able to self-replicate to make more stem cells and to differentiate into a matu
...
Written By:
Dena Aruta
APR 14, 2019
Cardiology
It’s easy to feel like you’ve missed the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of exercise. For older adults, th
...
Written By:
Abbie Arce
MAR 25, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Mammals start out as a fertilized egg, and as that cell divides and proliferates into many more new cells, huge molecula
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2019
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have determined that increasing muscle mass could be a life-saver.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch