Keeping muscles strong and active in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis allows the animals to perform better in the face of dwindling motor neuron input, but ultimately cannot slow their ...

Researchers have created a mouse model of restrictive cardiomyopathy, a disease in which the heart muscle becomes stiff and the heart is unable to properly fill with blood. Their data suggest that the ...

Scientists at the University of Minnesota have succeeded in almost completely regenerating skeletal muscle in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy, using genetically unmodified mouse pluripotent stem ...

When heart muscle gets damaged, the result is often permanent. Unlike other muscles in the body, the heart has long been believed to lack the ability to heal itself. But recent research suggests that ...

Have you ever worked out and watched your muscles grow before your eyes? While this is a fun, satisfying sight to behold, it's unfortunately temporary. Known as a muscle pump, this type of instant ...