Using powerful new visualization technologies, researchers have captured the first 3-D images of the structure of a key muscle receptor, providing new insights on how muscles develop across the animal ...

From the first nerve signal to the final movement, your muscles rely on a complex chain of events involving nerves, proteins, and energy. Actin and myosin filaments slide past each other to create ...

Two Nature Neuroscience studies show that abdominal contractions during movement in mice can physically shift brain structures and drive cerebrospinal fluid flow. The Rochester-led work found core ...

Your muscles aren’t just for lifting heavy objects and looking good in photos—they’re actually functioning as a sophisticated chemical factory that produces brain-boosting compounds essential for ...

Protein builds muscles–but not on its own. That’s the conclusion of a new report from Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public ...

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

Actor Sarah Michelle Gellar, best known for her role as teenage demon slayer Buffy Summers, recently shared in an interview ...