A new gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) has shown promise in not only slowing the progression of the disease but potentially even reversing the muscle damage, with human trials set to ...

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

During embryonic development, waves of gene expression help pattern and grow the embryo. Many of these genes serve important roles throughout development and also later to maintain our tissues. Other ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "Lucy," our 3.2 million-year-old hominin relative, couldn't run very fast, according to a new ...