Skeletal muscle is joined to bones. Its cells contract to make bones move and joints bend. Skeletal muscles always come in pairs, just like trainers. But there is a little bit more to it than that.

Patients with degenerative diseases that attack skeletal muscle tissues, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, may soon benefit from novel stem cell therapies. A study has demonstrated how new ...

As cell-based therapies aimed at prolongation of skeletal muscle strength in aging and neuromuscular disease are limited by the small number of muscle stem cells isolated from normal muscle ...