Skeletal muscle stem cells in hibernating Syrian hamsters preserve their ability to function by suppressing their activation during the hibernation period, a research team led by Hiroshima University ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

Researchers Sumika Kato, Takeo Kubo, and Taro Fukazawa of the University of Tokyo have discovered that c1qtnf3, a secreting factor, namely a protein molecule that is secreted by a cell and influences ...

Now, the results are back. Reporting in a study published July 25 in Stem Cell Reports, Huang's team showed that space-traveling muscle had metabolic changes that indicate impaired muscle regeneration ...

The heart is a very resilient muscle. Scientists observed heart muscle cells regenerating in mice studies after a heart attack. Their heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, were observed dividing ...

For millions of people, losing muscle isn't just about weakness; it's about losing independence. Whether caused by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, aging or other degenerative conditions, muscle loss can ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have studied planarians as the poster child for regeneration. (CREDIT: Stowers Institute for Medical ...

By improving how muscles use and store energy, creatine may influence myokines that support cognition, mood, and neural ...

When an axolotl loses a leg, it grows back. Bone, muscle, nerves, skin, even the individual digits return in roughly the ...

Cut off an axolotl’s leg, and within weeks a knob of cells called a blastema will sprout from the wound and rebuild the ...