Researchers have made strides creating strong, long-lasting imitation muscle as science fiction slowly evolves into fact.

Each muscle in the human body serves a unique purpose. Some are designed for power, while others provide stability and ...

Experiments in lab-grown human muscle cells confirmed the role of these ... Bone-attached muscles have many purposes, moving, sustaining body posture, maintaining body temperature, and storing ...

With the recent surge in popularity of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, altogether called GLP-1s, there has been renewed scientific interest in understanding how our bodies regulate muscle growth.

Sarcopenia is the gradual loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, and functioning. It typically begins at some point in our ...

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More than three million years after her death, the early human ancestor known as Lucy is still divulging her secrets. In 2016, an autopsy indicated that the female Australopithecus afarensis, whose ...