A celebration of muscles — from their beauty and biology, to the history of how weightlifting went mainstream.

The muscular dystrophies are known to target various muscle groups differentially. In addition to making limb muscles weak, muscular dystrophy (MD) can also lead to decreased function of specific ...

Marion Richardson, BD, RN, Certed, DipNurs, RNT, is principal lecturer, University of Hertfordshire Without muscles, human beings would be unable to live - our hearts would not beat, blood would not ...

The function of muscles used to generate force economically and facilitate elastic energy savings in their tendons is compared with muscles that function to produce mechanical power. The underlying ...

A new way to artificially control muscles using light, with the potential to restore function to muscles paralyzed by conditions such as motor neuron disease and spinal cord injury, has been developed ...

A University of Michigan study has shown that traumatic experiences during childhood may get “under the skin” later in life, impairing the muscle function of people as they age. The study examined the ...