It may one day be possible to use cell transplants to treat muscular dystrophy. A new study used skeletal muscle stem cells to rebuild brawn in mice with faulty muscle-making genes, researchers report ...

Thirty marks the spot. Starting at this age, we begin to lose approximately three to eight percent of muscle mass per decade. With it, we also lose strength and mobility. Left unaddressed, this loss ...

When it comes to basic nutrition, there’s arguably no more important building block than protein. Protein, most people know, is essential for repairing and rebuilding muscle tissue, but it also serves ...

A University of Colorado at Boulder research team has identified a type of skeletal muscle stem cell that contributes to the repair of damaged muscles in mice, which could have important implications ...

Among all the aspects athletes and trainers neglect is getting the proper amount of sleep to boost the process of muscle recovery. But that’s the time when actual magic happens. Regardless of whatever ...

Cardiologists are increasingly using adult stem cells in clinical trials to repair hearts following heart attacks, but no one has understood how the therapy actually works. Now, in animal experiments, ...