Muscle Building Blog

A link between exercise and muscle health may exist, scientists at the University of Illinois have found. According to Medical News Today, researchers have found that an adult stem cell present in muscle responds to exercise.

Hal Finney has posted some news to LessWrong: A man goes in to see his doctor, and after some tests, the doctor says, I'm sorry, but you have a fatal disease. Man: That's terrible! How long have I got? Doctor: Ten. Man: Ten? What kind of answer is that? Ten months? Ten years? Ten what? The doctor looks at his watch. Nine. Recently I received some bad medical news (although not as bad as in the joke). Unfortunately I have been diagnosed with a fatal disease, Amyotrophic La

Soccer players and exercise enthusiasts now have another reason to reach for lowfat chocolate milk after a hard workout, suggests a new study from James Madison University presented at the American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting.

In a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers - including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R. Capecchi - have created a switch that allows mutations or light signals to be turned on in muscle stem cells to monitor muscle regeneration in a living mammal.