Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people. While it is well known for causing muscle weakness and stiffness, DM1 also ...

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

School of Mechanical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China Shandong Institute of Mechanical Design and Research, Jinan 250353, China School of ...

Defense scientists in China have discovered a way to make high-altitude drones more efficient using plasma excitation technology. This technology manipulates airflow using electrically charged ...

Abstract: A mathematical model for the excitation-contraction mechanism (E-C coupling) in cardiac cells has been formulated, based on the works of Tang and Othmer (1994), Luo and Rudy (1994), Jafri ...

The control of muscle contraction is usually described in terms of excitation–contraction coupling or muscle activation. Muscle relaxation has received much less attention, although its control is ...

Using powerful new visualization technologies, researchers have captured the first 3-D images of the structure of a key muscle receptor, providing new insights on how muscles develop across the animal ...

The connections between the nervous system and muscles develop differently across the kingdom of life. It takes newborn humans roughly a year to develop the proper muscular systems that support the ...

In a serendipitous discovery, UC San Diego researchers using cryo-EM technology captured the first visualizations of the 3-D structure of the muscle acetylcholine receptor in fetal and adult muscles.

The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a new study. The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, ...

Many advances in integrative modeling of the ventricular myocyte have resulted from quantitative modeling of these components which underlie CICR and ECC in cardiac myocytes. In this review, we will ...