MIT researchers have developed a new bionic knee that can help people with above-the-knee amputations walk faster, climb ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered a previously unknown molecule that may explain why people with type 2 ...

Skeletal tissue: Skeletal muscles control the tendons, ligaments, and bones of the musculoskeletal system. They are attached to the bones via tendons that can be found everywhere in the body.

Cardiac muscle has a unique membrane organelle called transverse tubule (t-tubule) system which is an invagination of the surface membrane. Preserving the structural integrity of the t-tubule system ...

Elevated levels of ectopic fat and a decreased number of oxidative insulin-sensitive type I muscle fibers in skeletal muscle could lead to insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

In a new study, stopping skeletal-muscle cancer cells from making a specific protein forced them to turn into healthy muscle cells.

Transcriptomic and proteomic analyses of the murine intact muscle spindle provide comprehensive datasets of its different tissues and identify new tools to study its development and function.

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Tissues such as skeletal muscle and kidneys have well-defined structure that affects the measurements of mechanical properties. As an approach to characterize the material properties of these tissues, ...