In her book, “On Muscle: The Stuff That Moves Us and Why it Matters," journalist and author Bonnie Tsui explores the biology and beauty of muscles. (Drawing by Bonnie Tsui) For a long time, ...

Silent Artificial Muscles: A team of researchers has developed artificial muscles that function just like human muscles.

Working with heart muscle cells from diabetic rats, scientists at Johns Hopkins have located what they say is the epicenter of mischief wreaked by too much blood sugar and used a sugar-gobbling enzyme ...

Some people online claim working out for aesthetic goals and training "mirror muscles" are not optimal for longevity. Here's ...

Evolution has left humans with many vestigial traits—remnants of once-useful biological features that serve little or no modern purpose. One such example is the muscles around our ears, which in many ...

MERRF syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that primarily affects the nervous system and muscles. Read more at ...