The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a new study. The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, ...

- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

Traditional lifting often fails as we age; discover the "continuous tension" method that firms skin and muscle without the ...

Using powerful new visualization technologies, researchers have captured the first 3-D images of the structure of a key muscle receptor, providing new insights on how muscles develop across the animal ...

The contraction kinetics of calcium-activated skinned muscle fibers were studied after step decreases in load by means of a quickly responding recording system. The steady velocity at a given relative ...

Hypertrophy is the increase in size and volume of muscle cells through a specific type of resistance training. Trainers ...

As we enter midlife, subtle biological changes begin to reshape the body. The good news? Losing strength is not inevitable if ...

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati say a regulatory protein found in skeletal muscle fiber may play an important role in the body's fight or flight response when encountering stressful ...