- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

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

In a world with rapidly aging societies, there’s a need for a detailed understanding of the cause and progression of diseases associated with aging. Skeletal muscle is the key motor system in the ...

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness.

Skeletal muscle cells are long and thin and can contain multiple nuclei. These cells fuse end to end with their neighbors to form myotubes, which then collectively form muscle fibers. When bundled ...

Engineers developed a method to grow artificial muscle tissue that twitches and flexes in multiple, coordinated directions. These tissues could be useful for building 'biohybrid' robots powered by ...

Cutting calories has long been linked to longer life in lab animals, but scientists are now tracing that effect down to the ...