Running marathons has become a the newest rage across India. But what kind of exercises do you need to do and which foods ...

Forget expensive fillers; the secret to maintaining a lifted, firm jawline and rested expression starts in your kitchen ...

Adrenaline increases the "alertness" of the nervous system, meaning it's ready to trigger muscle contraction. It also increases the amount of blood flow and changes the tension of the muscles, which, ...

Infectious agents can cause muscle twitching and spasms, too. The most commonly known is probably tetanus, which causes a phenomenon called lockjaw, where the neck and jaw muscles contract to the ...

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also ...

This is a useful paper regarding the roles of brown adipose tissue and skeletal muscle in thermogenesis in mice, with potential significance for the field. The overall approach is innovative but on ...

The contractile responses of esophageal smooth muscle (SM) induced by platelet-activating factor (PAF) involve the activation of L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels (L-type VDCCs), ...

Adult skeletal muscle is a tissue with a high capacity for regeneration due to the existence of stem cell population, termed satellite cells. In normal muscle tissue, satellite cells located beneath ...

A new study led by researchers at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) suggests that currently available therapies may help control chronic muscle inflammation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a ...