Musculoskeletal disorders are a primary cause of disability worldwide, especially in aging societies like Japan. As individuals age, reductions in muscle mass and physical activity weaken the body's ...

We have identified a macrophage population "Mrep" that plays an essential role in muscle repair. However, in Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), Mrep functions as a pathogenic cell that ...

An international research team led by the Levenberg Laboratory in the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the ...

Researchers developed a high-sensitivity proteomics method to analyze individual human muscle fibers. The technique identified 37 protein variations, including key contractile proteins and their ...

When stem cells are injected into thick tissues, they often clump together and die from lack of oxygen or nutrients, making ...

Transplanting myoblasts in a fluid containing ECM helped new cells graft into existing tissue. To confirm engraftment, new cells have been designed to emit a green dye, as seen in the bottom right.

Traumatic muscle injury can be associated with volumetric muscle loss (VML), often leading to permanent functional loss.

Original story from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology (Haifa, Israel). An implantable tissue flap containing muscle and ...

As the most important muscle in our body, any serious issues with our heart are considered critical and reason for replacement with a donor heart. Unfortunately donor hearts are rather rare, making ...

Scientists have shown that a single injection of self-amplifying RNA, delivered into skeletal muscle rather than the heart ...