Muscle contraction disease in dogs is a type of seizure. The cause of the condition usually involves a dog’s nervous system. Thankfully, the condition is quite rare in dogs. Also, dogs remain ...

Muscle cells were once thought to be the smallest units that experienced contraction. But new research has suggested that smaller sections of muscles cells can experience localized calcium signaling ...

The muscle twitch creates short, involuntary muscle contractions, which affect tiny muscle areas that lie beneath the skin.

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.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, affecting about 1 in 8,000 people.

Scientists discover that muscles repair themselves by moving thousands of internal nuclei, a rapid process that is key after ...

Dehydration may be one cause of muscle cramps, and some evidence suggests that electrolyte imbalances also contribute to them. Muscle cramps are painful, involuntary contractions of the muscles that ...

There is perhaps no better way to see the absolute pinnacle of human athletic abilities than by watching the Olympics. But at the Olympics – and at almost all professional sporting events – you rarely ...

Cancer patients often lose excessive amounts of weight. This affects up to 80% of patients and is mainly due to a decrease in ...