Medical research
Cell insights shed light on how muscle-wasting disease takes hold
Fresh insights into how our cells control muscle development could aid understanding of muscular dystrophy and other inherited diseases.
Jun 2, 2016
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News tagged with muscle development
Cardiology
New disease gene will lead to better screening for pediatric heart disease
Cardiomyopathy, or a deterioration of the ability of the heart muscle to contract, generally leads to progressive heart failure. It is frequently inherited, and, because approximately 40% of children born with it are likely ...
May 24, 2016
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Neuroscience
Briviact approved for epileptic seizures
(HealthDay)—Briviact (brivaracetam) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat partial onset seizures in people aged 16 and older with epilepsy.
Feb 19, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Bones of obese children may be in trouble, study finds
Studies have shown that obese children tend to have more muscle, but recent University of Georgia research on the muscle and bone relationship shows that excess body fat may compromise other functions in their bodies, such ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Medical research
New hope for rare 'stone man' disease, where flesh turns to bone
Researchers working with mice believe there's hope for patients with a rare genetic disorder that turns their muscle into bone, in essence immobilizing them in an extra skeleton.
Sep 2, 2015
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Cardiology
Regenerating damaged cardiac muscle
To mend a broken heart—that is, to regenerate a damaged cardiac muscle—it helps to know how hearts are built. "How does one stem cell, which has no specific identity, develop into multiple cell types that organize into ...
Aug 4, 2015
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Cardiology
Researchers create model of early human heart development from stem cells
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, in collaboration with scientists at the Gladstone Institutes, have developed a template for growing beating cardiac tissue from stem cells, creating a system that could ...
Jul 14, 2015
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Medical research
Human stem cell model reveals molecular cues critical to neurovascular unit formation
Crucial bodily functions we depend on but don't consciously think about—things like heart rate, blood flow, breathing and digestion—are regulated by the neurovascular unit. The neurovascular unit is made up of blood vessels ...
May 22, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Stronger muscles make for healthier bone development
Scientists at the University of Southampton have shown that higher muscle mass is strongly linked with healthier bone development in children.Researchers also found no relationship between fat mass and bone development, indicating ...
Apr 14, 2015
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Medical research
Computer models help cerebral palsy patients step out
University of Queensland researchers are using computer modelling to predict the most effective way to help cerebral palsy patients walk and move more easily.
Sep 30, 2014
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