Jane McClenaghan has some top tips to help ensure your body is getting plenty of protein-derived essential amino acids ...

Scientists from QIMR Berghofer's Cardiac Bioengineering Lab have developed lab-grown, three-dimensional heart tissues known ...

Researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of treating aged mice with a naturally occurring lipid, Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), which improved muscle regeneration and strength in older animals.

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

SRF also functions as a central regulator of smooth muscle cell phenotypes in response to injury and contributes to pathological smooth muscle cell proliferation in the vessel wall.

In biology textbooks and beyond, the human genome and DNA therein typically are taught in only one dimension. While it can be helpful for learners to ...

Stem cells that live in the muscle impart its ability to regenerate. After an injury, muscle stem cells activate and must expand in number to repair and make new muscle (marked by dystrophin in ...

Scientists have developed a technique that aligns stem cells into a single sheet, resulting in a marked increase in the secretion of signaling proteins which help repair tissue and regulate the immune ...

Tesamorelin, a synthetic growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) analog, has garnered significant attention in scientific ...

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered that an oral drug called MA-5 can improve both heart and muscle problems in ...