Neural crest cells: Miniature electric muscles that colonize embryonic organs

Neural crest cells are a population of stem cells that invade the embryo in early development. They play a big role in what you look like: the pigments of your eyes, of your skin, and the bone ...
Frontiers

Integrating Eastern and Western Interventions for Improving Aging Skeletal Muscle Health: Mechanistic Exploration and Clinical Translation Focused on Sarcopenia

Sarcopenia, the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function with aging, is a key driver of frailty, ...
eLife

Mouse sensorimotor cortex reflects complex kinematic details during reaching and grasping

Mouse primary motor and somatosensory cortices contain detailed information about the many time-varying arm and paw joint ...

CRISPR screen maps 250 genes essential for human muscle fiber formation

Muscles make up nearly 40% of the human body and power every move we make, from a child's first steps to recovery after ...
PNAS

Estrogen-related receptors regulate innate and adaptive muscle mitochondrial energetics through cooperative and distinct actions

Contributed by Ronald M. Evans; received December 31, 2024; accepted April 8, 2025; reviewed by Grant Barish and Yong-Xu Wang Skeletal muscle predominantly relies on mitochondria for energy production ...
New Atlas

Exercise rewinds muscle aging by restoring repair and growth power

Working out doesn't just build muscle but, in later life, helps maintain a powerful cellular machine that repairs damaged tissue with efficiency. Scientists have now not only discovered how this ...
Science Daily

Scientists finally uncover why statins cause muscle pain

A new discovery may explain why so many people abandon cholesterol-lowering statins because of muscle pain and weakness. Researchers found that certain statins can latch onto a key muscle protein and ...