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Cryo-EM Reveals Structural Differences in Fetal and Adult Muscle Receptors

The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life. It takes newborn humans roughly a year to develop the proper muscular systems that support the ability to walk, while cows can walk mere minutes after birth and run not long after.

1 Aug 2024

Bioengineers Harness 3D Printing to Create Functional Heart Ventricle

Over the last decade, advances in 3D printing have unlocked new possibilities for bioengineers to build heart tissues and structures.

28 Jul 2023

Understanding Mammary Biology That May Help Find Therapeutic Targets for Breast Cancer

A new study led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer, University of California, Irvine and Baylor College of Medicine has created the world's largest and most comprehensive map of normal breast tissue, providing an unprecedented understanding of mammary biology that may help identify therapeutic targets for diseases such as breast cancer.

29 Jun 2023

Researchers Design Artificial Fibers that can Change Shape and Generate Force Like a Muscle

In two new studies, North Carolina State University researchers designed and tested a series of textile fibers that can change shape and generate force like a muscle.

26 May 2023

Research Helps Better Understand How Developing Cells Break Free From Their Tissue of Origin

Cancer's ability to spread throughout the body -; a process known as metastasis -; is responsible for the vast majority of cancer deaths.

11 May 2023

Study Offers New Insight into Genetic Factors Behind Premature Delivery and Gestational Duration

New knowledge of the genetic factors behind premature delivery and gestational duration has now emerged.

4 Apr 2023

New insights into the underlying mechanism that causes arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Researchers from the group of Eva van Rooij in collaboration with the UMC Utrecht identified a new mutation that leads to the cardiac disease arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM).

3 Mar 2023

Gaining insights into the muscle damage protective effect

Loss of muscle strength can be one of the most damaging outcomes when someone is unable to move a part of their body for a long period of time.

2 Mar 2023

MIT engineers develop new procedure to 3D print a soft, flexible replica of patient's heart

No two hearts beat alike. The size and shape of the the heart can vary from one person to the next. These differences can be particularly pronounced for people living with heart disease, as their hearts and major vessels work harder to overcome any compromised function.

23 Feb 2023

Research shows how developing sea anemones essentially 'exercise' to build their morphology

As humans, we know that an active lifestyle gives us some control over our form. When we hit the pavement, track our steps, and head to the gym, we can maintain muscle development and reduce body fat.

19 Sep 2022

Small, flexible implant relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs

A Northwestern University-led team of researchers has developed a small, soft, flexible implant that relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs.

4 Jul 2022

Researchers discover protein that enhances muscle mass

Humans are not just pumping iron in the gym, or not just oxygenating muscle cells, which keeps those muscles healthy, powerful, and developing—a process known as hypertrophy—that is defined as an increase in muscle mass, caused by an increase in muscle cell size.

29 Apr 2022

Contractions News and Research

Cryo-EM Reveals Structural Differences in Fetal and Adult Muscle Receptors

Bioengineers Harness 3D Printing to Create Functional Heart Ventricle

Understanding Mammary Biology That May Help Find Therapeutic Targets for Breast Cancer

Researchers Design Artificial Fibers that can Change Shape and Generate Force Like a Muscle

Research Helps Better Understand How Developing Cells Break Free From Their Tissue of Origin

Study Offers New Insight into Genetic Factors Behind Premature Delivery and Gestational Duration

New insights into the underlying mechanism that causes arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy

Gaining insights into the muscle damage protective effect

MIT engineers develop new procedure to 3D print a soft, flexible replica of patient's heart

Research shows how developing sea anemones essentially 'exercise' to build their morphology

Small, flexible implant relieves pain on demand and without the use of drugs

Researchers discover protein that enhances muscle mass

Biologists show how genes may inhibit the growth of Parkinson’s disease in flies and mice

Researchers uncover the genetic variant link to fatal esophageal disease in dogs

Simple lab model helps investigate the properties of muscle cells from sIBM patients

Tropical sea anemone stings could hold key to new pain-relieving drugs

Researchers develop artificial protein muscle that moves independently

Enteric glial cells play a major role in gut immunity, says new study

Study finds no evidence that caffeine consumption leads to greater risk of arrhythmias

Synthetic cannabinoid reduces essential tremors by activating astrocytes

Driving Support for Pharmaceutical Testing Through Continuous Innovation

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