Building functional human muscle in the laboratory has long been a goal of regenerative medicine, but one stubborn obstacle remains: real muscle is not just a mass of cells. Its strength and function ...

Sometimes nature provides the best blueprints for building effective robots. It also can provide the best material. Billions of years of natural selection has built some pretty impressive machinery, ...

From the microscopic dance of actin and myosin to the full-body power you feel in a workout, muscle contraction is a precise, coordinated process. It starts with a nerve signal, triggers calcium ...

Scientists have succeeded in regenerating bone, cartilage, and muscle using stem cells, marking advancement toward practical ...

Researchers at Kyushu University and Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a new computational model that can simulate ...

A research team has found that specific immune cells can connect with muscle fibers in a lightning-fast, neuron-like way to promote healing. These cells deliver quick pulses of calcium, triggering ...

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. By its name and nature, heart failure doesn’t ...

B cells are white blood cells that form a core part of the body's adaptive immune system, enabling it to recognize specific ...