The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium release (CICR) through the ryanodine receptor ...

Using powerful new visualization technologies, researchers have captured the first 3-D images of the structure of a key muscle receptor, providing new insights on how muscles develop across the animal ...

Skeletal muscle operates through a mechanism in which calcium ions act as a trigger at low electric potentials, followed by contraction powered by adenosine triphosphate hydrolysis. Inspired by this ...

The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a University of Michigan study. Nearly all animals use muscle to move, and it's been known for a long ...

New research shows that chronic intracellular calcium overload keeps muscle progenitor cells proliferating through sustained ...

A new study in Science Advances answers a longstanding question about how skeletal muscle architecture is carefully regulated to properly synchronize muscle stimulation and contractions. Skeletal ...

A new review proposes that chemotherapy damages mitochondria in both skeletal muscle and the brain through a shared inflammatory feedback loop, and that exercise-induced myokines such as BDNF and ...

The biology behind muscle pain: calcium chaos, microscopic damage, and the overlooked mechanism that explains how statins can quietly affect muscle from the inside out ...

The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a new study. The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, ...