Protect organs. Your skeletal muscles act as a shield and protect your organs, especially those in your abdomen. They also help support the weight of your organs.

New research reveals how exercise transforms muscles into communication hubs that release beneficial molecules throughout the ...

Ongoing research has increasingly demonstrated that skeletal muscle is the primary location for extraction of nutrients from food, regulation of blood sugar and insulin levels, management of serum ...

A tiny gene variant found in skeletal muscle cells appears to have powerful-yet-opposing effects on health for men and women, ...

The skeletal system is made up of your bones and creates the support structure for the rest of your tissue and organs. Your skeletal system gives your body shape, supports your muscles, provides ...

Skeletal muscles are the only organs in the body that can be moved at will, and they are ideal in that they can be managed independently, consciously, and actively, ...

Exceptionally well preserved fossilized soft-tissue organs from Devonian-age placoderms reveal new insights into the early evolution of jawed vertebrates, according to a new study. The origin and ...