New mouse model reveals why chronic muscle inflammation resists standard drugs

An international research team with the participation of researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), ...

Aerobic exercise creates a muscle protein that boosts mouse memory

Aerobic exercise enhances memory in mice by increasing a muscle protein that improves brain function, according to new ...
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Iron supplementation improves muscle function in a mouse model of muscular dystrophy

This study reveals abnormal iron accumulation in the muscles of patients with Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) and in mice expressing muscle-specific DUX4 (DUX4-Tg mice). Contrary to ...
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This biohybrid robot walks using lab-grown mouse muscles

Czech playwright Karel Capek coined the word “robot” in his seminal 1920 work, “Rossum’s Universal Robots.” In this dark piece of sci-fi, the term described flesh-and-blood laborers made from organic ...
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New animal model provides important insights into the development of chronic muscle inflammation

An international research team with participation of researchers from the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG), Germany, has developed a mouse model that offers new insights into the development ...

PICALM links training and intermittent fasting to new muscle fiber formation

Researchers from the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE) and other partner institutions of the ...