Abnormally high blood sugar (glucose) levels can result in type 2 diabetes when things go awry with the body's skeletal muscle, which plays a key role in regulating glucose. Scientists are using in ...

Can you explain what Myomaker Bio's lab-grown human muscle platform is and the challenge it aims to address in drug development? Myomaker Bio develops three-dimensional human-derived muscle organs and ...

With the intensification of global population aging, muscle atrophy, characterized by the loss of muscle mass and function, has become an important health issue affecting the elderly. Researchers have ...

Life sciences have never been more digital. To learn more about life processes, biologists are collecting massive quantities of data that computer scientists analyze by means of sophisticated ...

Biomechanical models and simulations of musculoskeletal function rely on accurate muscle parameters, such as muscle masses and lines of action, to estimate force production potential and moment arms.

Researchers have developed a mathematical model that can predict the optimum exercise regimen for building muscle. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, used methods of theoretical ...

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

Scientists are using in vitro skeletal muscle engineering to gain a better understanding of the complex genetic and environmental factors underlying diabetes, putting lab-grown, healthy skeletal ...