Whether you are a competitive athlete or an older adult, strong bones are essential—not only for movement, but also for ...

UC Irvine researchers conducted a study to better understand the molecular basis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a ...

Skeletal muscles harbor quiescent muscle-specific stem cells ... Through such gain- or loss-of-function experiments, we found that PGE2 signaling acts as a rheostat for muscle stem-cell function.

Background The International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS ... Longer diagnostic delay is associated with higher disease activity, poorer function, worse spinal mobility, greater evidence of ...

Methods Axial-skeleton TI SE and fat-suppressed MRI were performed on 174 patients with back pain and 11 controls. MRI lesions including FRLs were scored blind. An imaging diagnosis was given on MRI ...

The myofiber presents the fundamental structural unit of the skeletal muscle, and research on its structure and biological function is of great significance. Here, we review the latest progress in the ...

Even so-called inflammatory back pain represents an unspecific manifestation, often being observed in patients with mechanical or degenerative problems in the axial skeleton. 25 Laboratory evaluation ...

It is widely acknowledged that an excessive increase in Pi concentration can adversely affect contraction function and contribute to the development of contraction-related diseases in both cardiac and ...