Scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have found a key to enhancing repair of damaged muscle. In work published today in Cell Reports, scientists describe why fetal muscle stem cells (MuSCs) ...
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When we think of what makes athletes great, few of us would think that sleep might play an important role. But many of the world's best athletes say sleep is an essential part of their training routine and key in helping ...
Feb 20, 2023
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A study led by researchers at Keele University has shown for the first time that human muscles possess a 'memory' of earlier growth—at the DNA level.
Jan 30, 2018
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Researchers report that a protein known to be important to protein synthesis also influences muscle regeneration and regrowth in an unexpected manner. The discovery, reported in the Journal of Clinical Investigation, could ...
May 6, 2019
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An international research team, coordinated by academics from the University of Bologna and the IRCCS—Policlinico Sant'Orsola Hospital, has identified a key growth factor capable of exerting a proliferative and regenerative ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Loss of bone density leads to brittle bones that fracture easily. It is a major complication of spinal cord injury (SCI), which affects about 250,000 Americans every year.
Feb 16, 2012
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Researchers at Kumamoto University, Japan, have generated mice lacking the estrogen receptor beta (ERβ) gene, both fiber-specific and muscle stem cell-specific, which resulted in abnormalities in the growth and regeneration ...
Oct 13, 2020
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While it is generally accepted that exercise can benefit a person's overall health, a recently published paper has found a direct link between muscle contraction and a reduction in breast cancer.
Mar 6, 2023
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins have shown in laboratory experiments in mice that blocking the action of a signaling protein deep inside the heart's muscle cells blunts the most serious ill effects of high blood pressure on the ...
May 2, 2011
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Fungi-derived mycoprotein is just as effective at supporting muscle building during resistance training as animal protein, according to the findings of a new study from the University of Exeter.
Mar 29, 2023
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