In a nutshell Synovial joints—the flexible, lubricated connections that allow smooth movement in our bodies—first appeared in ...

Japanese researchers have developed a groundbreaking biohybrid hand capable of performing complex gestures and manipulating objects. The innovation combines lab-grown muscle tissue with 3D-printed ...

Myopathy refers to diseases of skeletal muscles (muscles connected to bone). The condition can be acute (meaning sudden, severe, and short-lasting) or chronic (persistent, recurrent, and often ...

Department of Internal Medicine, Frankel Cardiovascular Center, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor. (Y. Liu, H.W., Y.C., Ying Zhao, Y. Luo, G.Z., Yang ...

Department of Internal Medicine (C.J., E.J.L.), Graduate School of Medical Science, Brain Korea 21 Project, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of ...

(Credit: Joschua Knüppe) Is it better to be smooth or to be scaly? For fossil plesiosaurs around 183 million years ago, the answer was a bit of both. Scrutinizing some of the first soft tissues from a ...

"We suspect that the flexible cells at the edge of the adipose tissue in healthy obese individuals facilitate smooth tissue expansion." Finally, the researchers also found differences between men ...

It is widely talked about in the fitness community these days for its actions on muscle recovery. It has a reputation, too, for repairing the tissues and promoting overall healing. Experts laud ...

Taking in more protein than the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) can help build muscle and preserve muscle mass during weight loss. The optimal protein intake for muscle gain is 1.6-2.2 grams ...

Migration of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) plays an essential role in the development of vascular remodeling in the injured vasculatures. Previous studies have identified high-mobility group ...

Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine how intramuscular connective tissue distribution throughout a muscle impacts measured collagen content. For this analysis, four mouse hindlimb ...