Muscle stem cells articles from across Nature Portfolio Muscle stem cells are adult stem cells, present in skeletal muscle tissue, which can self-renew and are capable of giving rise to skeletal ...

Heart experts at Cincinnati Children's make a sex-dependent genetic discovery that could help some men reduce their risk of diabetes and explain why some women face a higher risk of artery disease In ...

Some mammals are capable of hibernating during periods of low food availability in an effort to conserve energy and survive. While it is easy to ...

Some mammals are capable of hibernating during periods of low food availability in an effort to conserve energy and survive.

For the first time, researchers have discovered and isolated adult stem cells from a non-human primate. This finding could ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a previously unknown molecule that may explain why people with type 2 diabetes often suffer from muscle weakness and muscle loss—a condition that ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a previously unknown molecule that may explain why people with type 2 diabetes often suffer from muscle weakness and muscle loss - a condition that ...

Background Pathology of the soft tissues of the shoulder including the musculotendinous rotator cuff and subacromial bursa are extremely common and are a principal cause of pain and suffering.

Fast-twitch muscles are responsible for high-intensity work like heavy lifting and sprinting. Here's how to build them and keep them healthy.

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...