RUDN University scientists have discovered that in weightlessness, the contractile activity of smooth muscles in the hollow organs of the gastrointestinal tract is disrupted. New data must be taken ...

Atherosclerosis underlies most heart attacks and strokes and is now recognized as a chronic inflammatory disease rather than a simple disorder of cholesterol deposition. While immune cells such as ...

Muscle stem cells normally remain inactive until tissue is injured. They then become active, multiply, rebuild the damaged area, and produce replacement stem cells that return to a dormant state.

Differences in the way muscles respond to stress could help explain why certain sports injuries are more common in women compared to men, and vice versa, new research suggests. The small study is ...

If you’ve already scaled your workouts to match your current stress levels but still feel sore or limited, it’s time to look deeper at your soft tissue health. This includes your muscles, connective ...

A protein best known for protecting the ends of chromosomes also helps muscle stem cells preserve their identity and repair damaged tissue, according to a new study from researchers at the Perelman ...