Degree reports that sweating during exercise cools the body but also leads to the loss of vital electrolytes, impacting ...

New research has identified the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase 1 (GLUD1) as a new therapeutic target for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). In preclinical DMD mouse models, investigators demonstrated ...

Calcium is the essential "on switch" for muscle contractions and a critical partner in maintaining hydration during hard ...

For millions of people, statins are a daily safeguard against heart attacks and strokes. But for about 1 in 10 users, these widely prescribed drugs come with an unexpected tradeoff—persistent muscle ...

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is an established modality employed to elicit muscle contractions via electrical impulses, supporting rehabilitation and strength improvement across a wide ...

The trillions of microbes living in the human gut are increasingly recognized as important partners in human health.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine report that an experimental drug first developed to treat kidney disease prolongs survival and improves muscle function in mice genetically engineered to develop ...

A research team led by Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Nicolai Konow will work across disciplines to develop a deeper understanding of how muscles function. “Everything has to be broken down to its ...

Fat, not skeletal muscle, accounted for most of the weight loss. According to the study, GLP-1 medicines reduced body fat in obese mice much more than lean body mass, and fat and liver mass fell ...

I could be talking about anything when I say that reworking the same old same old and having it lead to something helpful is a wonderful thing. But the talk today is when the same old same old is a ...