Chances are, if you’ve ever dabbled in weightlifting, you’ve noticed some crossover between these goals—maybe your muscles ...

Cardiac complications in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are the result of cardiac muscle involvement that accompanies the ...

A dysfunction in muscle blood vessels could be to blame for the weak muscles and weight loss that most cancer patients ...

Hidden fat stored deep within muscles can significantly raise your risk of heart disease, heart attacks, and heart failure, even if you appear healthy based on standard measures like body mass ...

BACKGROUND: Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is substantially influenced by genetic factors. Sarcomere function is intricately associated with other organelles, particularly the reciprocal regulation ...

inflammation and signs the heart muscle is not working as well as it should among carriers of an LMNA mutation who do not have more overt signs of disease and whose heart is pumping blood normally.

The heart requires a high and constant energy supply and depends on the efficiency of its mitochondria to sustain continuous contraction of the cardiac muscle. In fact, cardiomyocytes (heart ...

CLIMB will feature distinguished expert speakers alongside poster presentations of novel research in the field of muscle biology. Presentations will focus on innovations in cardiac biology ...

In time, the heart muscle weakens, increasing the risk of heart failure and arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat). Plaque in the arteries can rupture from blockages and cause blood flow to stop ...