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Researchers untangle the multifarious nature of muscle aging. So far, the only reliable treatment is exercise.

Without knowing the cells’ mechanism of action, researchers question the best way to administer them to patients.

Researchers boosted levels of the dystrophin protein to nearly normal levels in a canine model of the disease.

Scientists race to develop CRISPR therapies that could save the lives of kids with muscle-wasting conditions.

Fellow faculty members aren’t happy about it.

Even in mice with a busted circadian clock and an unhealthy diet, carefully timed feeding overcomes the rodents’ predispositions for metabolic diseases.

A government body that regulates higher education has asked universities for a “white list” of legitimate scientific journals by August 30.

Immune cells travel through these passageways to get to injured tissue quickly, researchers say.

A study compares verbal and math test scores to air quality measurements in China and finds a correlation.

Strong winds and heavy rain can sometimes wash the animals out to sea, but shortages of fresh drinking water and food are more worrisome as sea levels rise.

The sources of pollution are not known yet because of incomplete data collection.

Cancer treatments from Novartis and Gilead earn approval from EU regulators, but a first pass by the UK’s state-funded health service finds CAR T is too expensive.