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.

Researchers say a regulatory protein found in skeletal muscle fiber may play an important role in the body's fight or flight response when encountering stressful situations. Researchers at the ...

Scientists from Tokyo Metropolitan University have discovered that a protein called platelet-derived growth factor subunit B (PDGF-B) is continuously secreted from skeletal muscle cells and helps to ...

A research team from Xi'an Jiaotong University has developed a new method for bioprinting skeletal muscle tissue.

Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) say they have now found evidence in mice that skeletal muscles help to keep the immune system functional in chronic diseases. They published ...

When you're running up stairs or out on a jog, your muscles eventually start to feel heavy and weak. That's fatigue setting in, a sign that the muscles' energy reserves are becoming depleted. But a ...