DMD, the most common type of muscular dystrophy, is caused by the absence of dystrophin, a protein that protects muscle from contraction-induced damage. Nearly all boys with DMD require the use of a ...

In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe obesity and a common type ...

A new study suggests severe obesity may weaken heart muscle cells in people with heart failure with preserved ejection ...

A Penn State study in Nature Neuroscience suggests that abdominal muscle contractions may promote brain health by driving cerebrospinal fluid flow that clears neural waste. Researchers found that even ...

Time under contraction is not directly measured in a typical weight training program. Most people really don't even think about the number of seconds a given muscle is forced to work. Indirectly, ...

New research has shown one type of muscle contraction is most effective at increasing muscle strength and muscle size -- and rather than lifting weights, the emphasis should be on lowering them. Good ...