Sea otters' dense fur only goes so far in keeping them warm. A new discovery clarifies how their skeletal muscle generates the heat they need.

Tunable electrospun scaffolds, made from decellularized skeletal muscle, may promote the regeneration of injured skeletal muscle.

Why isn't childbirth easier? Civil engineering analysis reveals a delicate evolutionary balance at play.

Research into how chronic inflammation promotes muscle fibrosis could lead to new therapies for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a fatal disease.

A complex network of wing, muscle, and nervous system genes give fruit flies what it takes to become champion fliers.

When exercised, human muscle can ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation, according to a new study using lab-grown muscle.

New research on the muscles of black-legged kittiwakes suggests some of the birds are simply better athletes than others.

"...this discovery could be of immense consequence for treating a myriad of brain conditions..."

"The beauty is that muscle use, in and of itself, is what initiates the processes that keep muscles 'up to date,' healthy, and functional."

People with ACL injuries can lose up to 40% of the muscle strength in that leg. Eccentric exercises can build it back up, research in rats indicates.