Aging | Transcriptomic analysis of human ALS skeletal muscle reveals a disease-specific pattern of dysregulated circRNAs
“In this work, we have identified distinct patterns of circRNA expression in human ALS muscle tissue, many appearing to be ...
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Ceramides key in aging muscle health
During aging, mice, like humans, become inactive and lose muscle mass and strength. A team of scientists led by Johan ...
Aging | Single nuclei profiling identifies cell specific markers of skeletal muscle aging, frailty, and senescence
“Our study provides several insights into human skeletal muscle aging.” Credit: 2022 Perez et al. “Our study provides several insights ...
Scientists demonstrate severe muscle atrophy in postnatal mice lacking two critical myosins
Muscles are made up of proteins. Myosin, a fibrous protein, serves as a molecular motor and converts the chemical energy ...
Vitamin D deficiency increases risk of losing muscle strength by 78%
Vitamin D plays an important role in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption by the organism. It also helps ...
Study may improve bone and muscle health monitoring during spaceflight
Bed rest is often used to simulate the effects of microgravity, such as during space flight, on the body’s bones ...
Does maternal obesity during pregnancy impact offspring’s liver and skeletal muscle metabolism?
A recent study in The FASEB Journal has identified metabolic perturbations in the liver and skeletal muscle of young nonhuman ...
$11 million grant enables scientists to keep the conversations between bone and muscle strong as we age
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Nov. 17. 2022) – The conversations between our bone and muscle change as we age, and both are ...
A link between lethal childhood disease and age-related muscle decline
SAN DIEGO – Adopting some of the strategies behind successfully treating the childhood disease spinal muscular atrophy may enable development ...
Is weakness the new smoking? Muscle strength tied to biological age, study shows
Everyone ages at a different pace. That’s why two 50-year-olds, despite living the same number of years, may have different biological ...
Silicon nanochip could treat traumatic muscle loss
INDIANAPOLIS — Technology developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine that can change skin tissue into blood ...
Oncotarget | Predictive molecular biomarkers for determining neoadjuvant chemosensitivity in muscle invasive bladder cancer
“To our knowledge, our study is the first to use combined differential mRNA and miRNA expression in MIBC to identify ...
New grant supports study of protein that builds muscle
A decade after discovering the role of a specific protein in muscle formation, a Kennesaw State University associate professor of ...
Magnetic sensors track muscle length
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Using a simple set of magnets, MIT researchers have come up with a sophisticated way to monitor ...
Activity ‘snacks’ following meals may help maintain muscle mass: University of Toronto Study
Interrupting prolonged sitting with periodic activity “snacks” may help maintain muscle mass and quality, according to a new study by researchers at ...
TBX20 enhances reprogramming of heart fibroblasts into heart muscle cells
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Mammalian hearts have almost no ability to grow new heart muscle cells, called cardiomyocytes, after birth. Thus, ...
EMBARGOED: Targeting enzyme could alleviate muscle wasting for cancer patients
Targeting a specific enzyme in the muscle could help cancer patients preserve muscle mass and potentially prolong their survival, according ...
Muscling through: Linking muscle and joint stiffness of the lower human limbs
Joint flexibility is an important measure of physical fitness in humans, especially when it comes to determining athletic performance. It ...
Scientists studying fatal muscle wasting disease make significant discovery
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a genetic mutation and affects one in every 5,000 boys born. Because the ...
Discovery: ‘Special’ muscle can promote glucose and fat burning to fuel metabolism for hours while sitting
Link to downloadable photos: Metabolic Innovations Lab at UH YouTubeVideo with Narration Credit: University of Houston Link to downloadable photos: ...
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New study shows snacking on mixed tree nuts may impact cardiovascular risk factors and increase serotonin
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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World-first guidelines created to help prevent heart complications in children during cancer treatment
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New study debunks the assumption that menstrual cycles disqualify women from exercise research
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Major research initiative explores how our bones and muscles age, new ways to block their decline
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Louisiana Cancer Research Center appoints Associate Director of Administration