muscle

Drug That Bulked Up Mice In Space Might Someday Help Astronauts Make Long Voyages

3:50pm September 08, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

An experiment involving some "mighty mice" on the International Space Station could someday help astronauts maintain muscle and bone strength on interplanetary journeys.

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Skeletal muscle cells from a rabbit were stained with fluorescent markers to highlight cell nuclei (blue) and proteins in the cytoskeleton (red and green).

Muscles May Preserve A Shortcut To Restore Lost Strength

6:15pm January 25, 2019

by Jonathan Lambert

Muscle cells may retain nuclei that helped them grow strong, even after muscles shrink from lack of use. This provocative contentious idea could have implications for public health and sports.

Unless you're an extreme athlete, recovering from an injury, or over 60, you probably need only 50 to 60 grams of protein a day. And you probably already get that in your food without adding pills, bars or powders.

How Much Protein Do You Really Need?

12:18pm December 03, 2018

by Patti Neighmond

Protein snacks and supplements are popular, but unless you're an extreme athlete or recovering from an injury, you may already get enough protein in your diet. Here's how to tell how much you need.

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Study Finds Strength Training Beats Aerobic Exercise For Older Adults Trying To Lose Weight

8:32am November 06, 2017

by Bethany Chafin

Strength training may be one of the best options for older adults who want to lose weight, according to a recent

Creatine's popularity among adult athletes as a way to build muscle has prompted many young people to want to try it, too.

Is The Warning That Creatine's Not For Teens Getting Through?

1:05am January 02, 2017

by Patti Neighmond

Researchers who surveyed 244 shops across the U.S. found that, despite label warnings, two thirds would recommend the dietary supplement to a 15-year-old football player trying to gain muscle.

The long lifespan of the Greenland shark, shown here in the cold, deep waters of the Uummannaq Fjord, may only be surpassed by that of the ocean quahog, a clam known to live as long as 507 years.

Talk About An Ancient Mariner! Greenland Shark Is At Least 272 Years Old

6:46pm August 11, 2016

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

This Arctic species can live longer than any other known animal advanced enough to have a backbone, scientists say — maybe more than 500 years. Their muscles might hold clues that could help humans.

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