B cells are white blood cells that form a core part of the body's adaptive immune system, enabling it to recognize specific ...

Engineers interested in creating artificial cells to deliver drugs to unhealthy parts of the body face a key challenge: for a ...

Muscle-on-chip systems are three-dimensional human muscle cell bundles cultured on collagen scaffolds. A Stanford University research team sent some of these systems to the International Space Station ...

Thirty marks the spot. Starting at this age, we begin to lose approximately three to eight percent of muscle mass per decade. With it, we also lose strength and mobility. Left unaddressed, this loss ...

Even apparently healthy cancer survivors often complain of extreme fatigue. They have finished treatment, the scans are clear, but they feel hollowed out, unable to walk to the mailbox or stay awake ...

In a new research report, a team of scientists led by Johns Hopkins Medicine say people with severe obesity and a common type ...

Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have made an important advance toward understanding—and potentially ...

I just read a bizarre paper about statins. My first reaction was pure wonder: “This is fascinating—biology is unbelievable!” My second reaction, a heartbeat later, was more practical: “How do I get ...

Here are the signs of muscle loss and what you can do to maintain your strength.

New research links sleep apnea to declines in muscle quality, raising concerns about strength, mobility, and long-term ...