Building functional human muscle in the laboratory has long been a goal of regenerative medicine, but one stubborn obstacle remains: real muscle is not just a mass of cells. Its strength and function ...

A research team has found that specific immune cells can connect with muscle fibers in a lightning-fast, neuron-like way to promote healing. These cells deliver quick pulses of calcium, triggering ...

Muscle stem cells normally remain inactive until tissue is injured. They then become active, multiply, rebuild the damaged area, and produce replacement stem cells that return to a dormant state.