Scientists discover that muscles repair themselves by moving thousands of internal nuclei, a rapid process that is key after ...

If you have upper motor neuron lesions, you have damage to certain nerve cells that help you move. Medicines and therapy can help control symptoms like muscle spasms and help you walk and talk more ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have shown that the protein Musashi-2 (Msi2) plays a key role in the regulation of mass and metabolic processes in skeletal muscle. They ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a protein called platelet-derived growth factor subunit B (PDGF-B) is continuously secreted from skeletal muscle cells and helps to ...

This schematic illustrates how the body’s motor neurons and muscle fibers are connected before (left) and after (right) developmental pruning. “Each blob corresponds to a motor unit,” Navlakha ...