Scientists Discover Serious Side Effects Associated With Youth Steroid Use
A study of Canadian youth found that the use of anabolic-androgenic steroids is prevalent and associated with dependence and severe side effects. A new study…
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New Research Indicates That Weak Muscles May Speed Up Aging
The study provides some of the first evidence of a link between muscle weakness and acceleration of biological age, according to researchers. People age at…
Same Results From Half the Workout – New Research Reveals How You May Be Able To Cut Your Gym Time in Half
A recent study has revealed that a specific type of muscle contraction is the most effective at building muscle strength and size. This means that…
Innovative Nanochip Could Treat Traumatic Muscle Loss
Previously, it was demonstrated that the same technology could transform skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells. Researchers at the Indiana University School of…
Preventing Muscle Atrophy – Harvard Scientists Have Developed an Adhesive That Makes Muscles Move
An adhesive that can stimulate muscles to stretch and contract has been developed – and it has the potential to prevent and enable recovery from…
New Pill Replicates Exercise and Strengthens Muscle
A drug has been identified by researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) that replicates the benefits of exercise on mice’s bones and muscles….
“Bulking and Cutting” Linked to Symptoms of Muscle Dysmorphia and Eating Disorders
According to the findings of a recent study, engagement in bulk and cut dietary cycles is associated with a larger desire to become more muscular…
A Quick and Easy Test Could Signal if You Have Serious Health Issues and a Shortened Lifespan
Weak handgrip strength could be a sign of underlying health problems. By testing handgrip strength, one can rapidly and easily determine muscle strength, a significant…
The Secret To Exercise: Research Shows It’s How Often You Do It, Not How Much
Everyone agrees that exercise is important but is it better to work out a lot a few times each week or a little bit each…
Researchers Discover a Gene That Makes Your Muscles Significantly Stronger
The study found that the gene promotes muscle strength during exercise. Researchers have discovered a gene that increases muscle strength when activated by exercise, opening…
Humanized Yeast: Scientists Create Yeast With Important Human Genes
Delft University of Technology scientists have created baker’s yeast with human muscle genes. Human muscle genes were successfully inserted into the DNA of baker’s yeast…
Scientists Discover How You Can Improve Your Metabolism
Researchers find how skeletal muscle adjusts to high-intensity interval training, including alterations to mechanisms crucial for controlling metabolism and muscular contraction. Research recently published in eLife…
Slim, but Powerful: How To Build Strength Without Bulk
Bodybuilding is a popular form of body modification, especially within the United States. Bulking up and building a body that looks as though it was…
Fixing Shoulder Pain: Harvard Scientists Develop a Method To Restore Damaged Tendons and Muscles
The new complex tissue platform can restore damaged rotator cuffs The typical office worker often has soreness throughout their body as a result of their…
The Surprising Health Benefits of Cold Water Therapy
Can immersing yourself in cold be beneficial to your health? Cold water therapy, or cold immersion, is what it sounds like: immersing yourself in cold…
Higher Blood Fats More Harmful Than Previously Thought – Can Damage Muscle Cells
Increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found. In…
Gain Muscle Mass and Lose Fat: Can Weekly Prednisone Treat Obesity?
Obese mice gain muscle mass and lose fat with once-weekly prednisone. Daily prednisone promotes obesity, but weekly prednisone has ‘strikingly different’ results Weekly prednisone promotes…
Glucocorticoid Steroids Enhance Muscles Through Sex-Specific Pathways
Glucocorticoid steroids improved muscle performance through distinct, sex-specific molecular mechanisms in mice, according to a Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation…
