PHILADELPHIA - Actin is the most abundant protein in the body, and when you look more closely at its fundamental role in life, it's easy to see why. It is the basis of most movement in the body, and ...

Striated muscle contraction requires intricate interactions of microstructures. The classic textbook assumption that myosin filaments are compressed at the meshed Z-disc during striated muscle fibre ...

Cardiac muscle tissue, or myocardium, is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body ...

Researchers have uncovered the detailed shape of a key protein involved in muscle contraction. Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered the detailed shape of a key protein involved ...

From arthritis and heart failure to diabetes and menopause, many conditions are associated with muscle weakness and increased fat deposits. Now a multidisciplinary team of researchers at the ...

A team of researchers from NSS Engineering College, Palakkad, have obtained a patent for a method designed to assess muscle composition, helping athletes choose the most suitable sport based on their ...