“A blessing and a curse” is how Harry Aikines-Aryeetey describes the genetic quirk that means his body carries more muscle ...

Aryeetey has opened up about the rare condition which makes him “too powerful” – but could put him at risk of more injuries.

Fighting aging reports that loss of myostatin mutations in mice produce extended life spans, but too much suppression of myostatin may remove that benefit due to the cardiac issues that can accompany ...

To obtain a myostatin propeptide that would have a more potent inhibitory effect on myostatin, we mutated the propeptide at the BMP-1/TLD cleavage site by replacing the aspartate at position 76 by an ...

Working with mice, Johns Hopkins researchers have solved a key part of a muscle regeneration mystery plaguing scientists for years, adding strong support to the theory that muscle mass can be built ...

With a new $300,000 Phase I SBIR grant from the NIH’s National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, biotech startup Milo Biotechnology will march forward with development and ...

Enhanced strength is a pretty common trait in the comic book world. Many of our favorite heroes and villains have it and the ability comes from different sources. Some are born with it because of a ...

Myostatin is present in striated myofibers but, except for myometrial cells, has not been reported within smooth muscle cells (SMC). We investigated in the rat whether myostatin is present in SMC ...