In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe obesity and a common type ...

As for creatine, research shows that taking 3 to 5 grams of creatine monohydrate every day ( not just on days you work out) ...

Protein builds muscles–but not on its own. That’s the conclusion of a new report from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public ...

Can weight loss reverse heart failure? A new study shows that heart muscle cells regain strength and muscle contractions ...

The biology behind muscle pain: calcium chaos, microscopic damage, and the overlooked mechanism that explains how statins can ...

A new study suggests severe obesity may weaken heart muscle cells in people with heart failure with preserved ejection ...

From the microscopic dance of actin and myosin to the full-body power you feel in a workout, muscle contraction is a precise, coordinated process. It starts with a nerve signal, triggers calcium ...

Short QT syndrome is a genetic disease that leads to sudden cardiac death at a young age. Mutations in the SLC4A3 gene, which ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

The study, published in Developmental Cell, further shows that the resting tension in the heart cells is increased after a heart attack and other heart diseases. This changes the way that heart cells ...