Muscle Building Blog

Researchers from the Department of Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), along with research teams from the National Institutes of Health and from Australia, the Netherlands and Spain, have identified a novel geneon chromosome 15q that, when altered, causes nemaline myopathy with cores, a rare inherited muscle disorder. The gene encodes a member of the BTB ...

Researchers from the Department of Anesthesiology, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU), along with research teams from the National Institutes of Health and from Australia, the Netherlands and Spain, have identified a novel geneon chromosome 15q that, when altered, causes nemaline myopathy with cores, a rare inherited muscle disorder. The gene encodes a member of the BTB ...

Sevilla winger Jesus Navas will be out for up to two weeks because of a muscle injury. The Spain international sustained the injury to his left leg during Sevilla's 1-0 Europa League defeat against French club PSG on Thursday. Navas joins Renato on the sidelines after the Brazilian midfielder also picked up an ankle injury during the match and will be out for more than two weeks.

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol's thigh muscle injury is healing well, according to the La Liga champions. The Spain defender missed the season-opening 3-0 victory over Racing Santander after picking up a muscle injury during the pre-match warm-up.

Liverpool says forward Fernando Torres ruptured a thigh muscle playing for Spain in the World Cup final but could be ready for the club's opener against Arsenal on Aug. 15. Torres, injured for much of last season, pulled up shortly after entering during overtime of Sunday's 1-0 win over the Netherlands in Johannesburg.