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'Hulk' protein, Grb10, controls muscle growth

Scientists have moved closer toward helping people grow big, strong muscles without needing to hit the weight room. Australian researchers have found that by blocking the function of a protein called Grb10 while mice were ...

Medical research created Aug 30, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Building muscle without heavy weights

Weight training at a lower intensity but with more repetitions may be as effective for building muscle as lifting heavy weights says a new opinion piece in Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism.

Health created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study: Muscle regeneration may provide ideal environment for rhabdomyosarcoma

Inflammation, cell division and cell differentiation that occur during skeletal muscle regeneration may provide an ideal environment for the highly malignant tumor, rhabdomyosarcoma to arise. These are the findings from a ...

Cancer created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How protein networks stabilize muscle fibers: Same mechanism as for DNA

The same mechanism that stabilises the DNA in the cell nucleus is also important for the structure and function of vertebrate muscle cells. This has been established by RUB-researchers led by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Linke (Institute ...

Genetics created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers find genetic mechanism linked to congenital heart disease

Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have identified a finely tuned mechanism by which fetal heart muscle develops into a healthy and fully formed beating heart—offering new insight into the genetic causes of congenital ...

Genetics created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Milk better than water to rehydrate kids: study

Active children need to be watered with milk. It's a more effective way of countering dehydration than a sports drink or water itself, say researchers at McMaster University.

Health created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Crucial role for molecule in muscle development

Research led by the University of East Anglia has discovered the crucial role of a molecule in skeletal muscle development.

Medical research created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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