News tagged with skeletal muscle

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New study uncovers probable mechanism underlying resveratrol activity

National Institutes of Health researchers and their colleagues have identified how resveratrol, a naturally occurring chemical found in red wine and other plant products, may confer its health benefits. The authors present ...

Medical research created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

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

Saturated fatty acids lead to mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance

Excessive levels of certain saturated fatty acids cause mitochondria to fragment, leading to insulin resistance in skeletal muscle, a precursor of type 2 diabetes, according to a paper in the January issue of the journal ...

Medical research created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 8

New method of infant pain assessment

Recently, the accuracy of current methods of pain assessment in babies have been called into question. New research from London-area hospitals and the University of Oxford measures brain activity in infants to better understand ...

Other created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Jamb and Jamc are essential proteins for the fusion of muscle cells: study

Researchers at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute have discovered two proteins that are essential for the fusion of muscle cells to build muscle fibres. Their discovery might help us better understand and treat illnesses ...

Medical research created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Brief, high-intensity workouts show promise in helping diabetics lower blood sugar: study

Researchers at McMaster University have found that brief high intensity workouts, as little as six sessions over two weeks, rapidly lower blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics, offering a potential fix for patients who struggle ...

Health created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Fatty livers are in overdrive

When our livers become loaded with fat, it isn't because they are slacking. A new study of human patients in the December Cell Metabolism shows that fatty livers actually burn more fat, not less. All that "hard work" may be ...

Medical research created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unlocking the genetic and molecular mystery of soft-tissue sarcoma

Scientists at Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston have uncovered important molecular and genetic keys to the development of soft-tissue sarcomas in skeletal muscle, giving researchers and clinicians additional targets to stop ...

Cancer created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Body rebuilding: Researchers regenerate muscle in mice

A team of scientists from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) and CellThera, a private company located in WPI's Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center, have regenerated functional muscle tissue in mice, opening the door ...

Medical research created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Study finds new pathway critical to heart arrhythmia

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers have uncovered a previously unknown molecular pathway that is critical to understanding cardiac arrhythmia and other heart muscle problems. Understanding the basic science ...

Medical research created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists describe mechanism for rare muscle disease

(Medical Xpress) -- A team of scientists from the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem describe in C. elegans the process leading to a rare form of Emery-Dreifuss ...

Medical research created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find new insight into spinal muscular atrophy

Researchers at the University of Missouri have identified a communication breakdown between nerves and muscles in mice that may provide new insight into the debilitating and fatal human disease known as spinal muscular atrophy ...

Neuroscience created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers identify new target for treatment of type 2 diabetes and prediabetes

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center have shown that an enzyme found in the mitochondria of cells is decreased in the skeletal muscle of those with diabetes, a finding that could lead to the development of drugs to boost ...

Medical research created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds popular muscle-boosting supplement does not increase blood flow

A Baylor University study has found that a popular nutritional supplement that is marketed to lead to greater muscle strength through increasing blood flow to the muscle does not increase blood flow as claimed on the bottle.

Other created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Weakness in aging tied to leaky muscles

There is a reason exercise becomes more difficult with age. A report in the August Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication, ties the weakness of aging to leaky calcium channels inside muscle cells. But there is some good n ...

Medical research created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast