Cancer cachexia upregulates one-carbon metabolism in multiple organs throughout the body, a new mouse study reveals, ...

Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that causes uncontrolled weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic diseases and cancer.

Rhabdomyolysis is a condition in which muscle damage—often caused by drug intake—can lead to impaired kidney function and acute kidney failure. However, there have been limitations in directly ...

Working out doesn't just build muscle but, in later life, helps maintain a powerful cellular machine that repairs damaged ...

A study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences investigated how a 10-week break from resistance training affected maximum strength and muscle size. The study ...

Despite its importance, the heart is one of the few tissues in the human body that can't repair damage very well – or at least, that's what has long been presumed. Scientists in Australia have now ...

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center, its Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer ...

Olympics Gold Medal Swimming in the Men’s 200 meter Individual Medley Final via GIPHY. The GIF above shows Michael Phelps swimming in the 200m Individual Medley at the 2016 Olympics. He is the most ...

Hernias can result when day-to-day actions weaken abdominal muscles, over time. Understanding these daily actions is critical to protecting the abdominal wall and avoiding hernia-related consequences.

Cachexia is a metabolic disorder that causes uncontrolled weight loss and muscle wasting in chronic diseases and cancer. A new study by Helmholtz Munich, in collaboration with the Institute of ...