Cutting calories has long been linked to longer life in lab animals, but scientists are now tracing that effect down to the level of muscle proteins. Instead of simply shrinking our bodies, modest ...

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a cancer that develops from cells that are supposed to become skeletal muscle (striated muscle) in the future, and it is said that it develops at a rate of about 4 to 5 people per ...

Scientists at the UNC School of Medicine have made a significant advance in the promising field of cellular reprogramming and organ regeneration, and the discovery could play a major role in future ...

A new study has found a more streamlined and effective way to reprogram scar tissue cells (fibroblasts) to become healthy heart muscle cells Researchers at the UNC School of Medicine have made ...

Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute researchers have already shown it has promising effects in animals, doubling the size of leg muscles in mice within four weeks. Those with most to gain from a ...

Cardiovascular disease is the world's leading cause of death. Approximately every 25 seconds, an American has a heart attack. One of the vessels to the heart gets blocked, cutting off blood flow to ...