Botox is often discussed as a single treatment, but its effects depend almost entirely on where it is placed and which ...

Molecular discoveries may help improve treatments for labor and pain. When labor starts, the uterus must produce steady, ...

From Hyrox to Pilates, resistance bands and even yoga, experts explain what actually builds muscles – and why it gets harder ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) causes dysfunction of muscle cells that help move blood through the circulatory system, a study found. The changes associated with DMD included dysregulated activity ...

This paper explores the role of extracellular vesicles in providing extracellular matrix signals for migration of vascular smooth muscle cells. The evidence, based on cell culture experiments and ...

The role of the lymphatic system is to remove extra fluid from tissues and to carry antigens to lymph nodes to generate an immune response when needed. The network of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes ...

The contractile responses of esophageal smooth muscle (SM) induced by platelet-activating factor (PAF) involve the activation of L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels (L-type VDCCs), ...

Dystonia is a neurological disorder causing involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal postures. Botulinum toxin (e.g., Botox) is the gold-standard, first-line treatment for focal dystonias, which ...

Resistance of voiding symptoms to α1-blockers in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has been provisionally explained by non-adrenergic prostate smooth muscle contraction. Here, we examined ...

After every meal, the intestines perform an action called peristalsis - moving food through their hollow interiors with coordinated contractions and relaxations of the smooth muscle. For more than a ...