Forget what you’ve heard about "toning" vs. "building"—science proves all muscle is created equal, and your ultimate look ...

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

If you’ve ever wondered why some people seem to adapt more quickly to resistance training, it’s probably due to the type of skeletal muscle tissue they have. Each of our muscle fibers is either ...

Let’s get one thing straight: Muscle is muscle. Despite what many fitness influencers may have you believe, there’s no such thing as "lean muscle" or "bulk muscle." It’s all made from the same stuff.

Natural muscle fibers are made up of spring-like proteins that can contract and stretch without losing their original form, dissipate mechanical energy as heat and maintain incredible tensile strength ...

In this interview, News-Medical speaks to Dr. Jyoti K. Jaiswal about his latest research into gene therapies for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy 2B. I am a cell biologist interested in understanding ...

Running can be a challenging cardio workout for the body but what muscles are used for running? The exercise is often referred to as a full-body workout, but certain muscles and muscle fiber types are ...