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

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

There are significant differences between, say, tearing a muscle in a sports injury versus muscle tissue wasting away from diseases like muscular dystrophy. Now, a new study led by experts at ...

Researchers have discovered a mechanism in our cells that is essential to energy production in the muscles. The discovery may lead to new treatment for disorders affecting the muscles, like diabetes, ...

Unlock the biological secrets to rapid muscle growth by balancing mechanical tension, metabolic stress, and recovery for a ...

Tsukuba, Japan—Muscle fibers, which constitute skeletal muscle, are classified into two main types: slow-twitch (Type I, red muscle) and fast-twitch (Type II, white muscle). Slow-twitch fibers are ...

Acute spinal cord injury (SCI) patients lose body weight and muscle mass, despite being on a high-calorie diet while in the intensive care unit. Their muscle wasting is substantial and extends beyond ...

Discover the strategic eating plan that fuels faster gains and prevents plateaus, turning every meal into a powerful anabolic ...