Repeated exercise, or wasting, can change the way key genes work.

For most of us, everyday life is characterized by a lack of movement. But those long hours sitting at a desk, commuting by ...

Building strong legs is essential for total-body fitness, athletic performance, and long-term health. This expert-backed ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

The loss of muscle mass, or muscle atrophy, is a relatively common condition in today's aging and increasingly sedentary societies. While the disuse of muscles is the most frequent catalyst for muscle ...

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers carrying out a small pilot clinical trial demonstrating that a drug-free, minimally invasive intervention targets the root cause of progressive ...

HOUSTON – A newly identified gene, atrogin-1, is involved in muscle loss associated with cancer, diabetes, fasting and kidney disease as well as in the atrophy occurring with disuse, inactivity, and ...

A strong, toned lower body is a fitness goal for many—and for good reason. Strong legs support everyday movements like walking, climbing stairs, and lifting. To achieve this, people often turn to ...