New research suggests that lacking this nutrient can have harsh consequences on your body.

Scientists have uncovered a key reason why exercise is so effective at helping older muscles stay strong. A new study from ...

Autophagy is the process by which cells remove damaged proteins, recycle worn-out organelles (e.g., mitochondria), clear ...

UC Berkeley researchers have identified a specific brain circuit in mice that controls how growth hormone floods the body ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

Researchers have identified the brain circuitry that links deep sleep with the release of growth hormone, revealing how the ...

Male hormones (androgens), as their name implies, have an important role in promoting the formation of male sexual characteristics (secondary sexual characteristics). In addition, androgens have ...

In the late 1960s, three Weizmann Institute of Science researchers developed several protein-like molecules, called copolymers, that they believed would produce a disease similar to multiple sclerosis ...

Satellos Bioscience Inc. (NASDAQ: MSLE, TSX: MSCL) (“Satellos” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel therapies to treat degenerative muscle diseases, today ...

A new study suggests that statins may activate inflammatory "danger signals" inside muscle cells, leading to weakness and muscle loss in susceptible individuals.

Knee osteoarthritis is characterised not only by degeneration of articular cartilage but also by profound alterations in periarticular muscle health. Among these, the quadriceps muscle group assumes ...