Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space, but we can identify the genes involved.

The film explores the muscular system of the human body, detailing the roles and functions of the three types of muscles: skeletal, smooth, and cardiac. Skeletal muscles, which are voluntary and ...

Physiological adaptations that occur when you exercise help protect you from chronic diseases. Your body undergoes immediate and long-term adaptations.

A new study traces how our hips changed so our ancestors could walk on two legs. It identifies two precise changes during early development that reshaped the pelvis and set the stage for stable, ...

A new study reveals that a gene inherited from Neanderthals reduces muscle activity and may influence athletic performance.

Biohybrid robots work by combining biological components like muscles, plant material, and even fungi with non-biological materials. While we are pretty good at making the non-biological parts ...

UCT’s Assoc Prof Yumna Albertus has co-founded a start-up called AcinoTech, which aims to increase access to movement-measuring technology.

By keeping the airway open, it makes it easier to breathe at night, so the breathing muscles – such as the diaphragm and the muscles between the ribs – don’t have to work as hard.