In her book, “On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why it Matters," journalist and author Bonnie Tsui explores the biology and beauty of muscles. (Drawing by Bonnie Tsui) For a long time, ...

Biomedical engineers have grown muscles in a lab to better understand and test treatments for a group of extremely rare muscle disorders called dysferlinopathy or limb girdle muscular dystrophies 2B ...

Drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic can lead to profound weight loss, but fat isn’t the only thing that comes off. About 25 to ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

A biohybrid hand which can move objects and do a scissor gesture has been created. The researchers used thin strings of lab-grown muscle tissue bundled into sushilike rolls to give the fingers enough ...

Muscle loss from inactivity may leave behind a lasting molecular “memory,” according to new research. Scientists found that while younger muscle appears to adapt and become more resilient after ...

Almost everyone shrinks with old age. Many older adults have more difficulty gaining muscle than they did in their childhood and teenage years. And when it comes to maintaining that muscle, the phrase ...

Hypertrophy; you hear the term bandied about constantly on Instagram, and it's likely the reason you started lifting weights in the first place, but what does it actually mean? The scientific term for ...

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Best of all, it’s only four moves. Have 34 minutes to spare each week? Then you can put on muscle and lose fat fast. Sounds like magic, but it’s the science of making workouts smarter and more ...

A new study pinpoints that by prioritising movement quality and reaching a state of muscle fatigue, anyone can stimulate growth. Dr Raju Vaishya explains the new finding and its implications for ...