Dr Aaron Holley argues that skeletal muscle — not just heart and lungs — is a key, often missed driver of activity ...

The Arkansas Integrative Metabolic Research Center (AIMRC) will host Dr. Kevin Murach, an associate professor of exercise, at 12:55 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29, in CHEM 0144.

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

Myofibrillar myopathy type 6 (MFM6) is a rare genetic muscle disorder that leads to severe muscle weakness and a drastically shortened life expectancy due to a disruption in muscle protein regulation.

Space exploration activity has been increasing. In turn, researchers are more interested than ever in uncovering more about how space travel affects human health and the progression of disease.

Understanding how muscle deteriorates could help researchers extend the human health span. “When you ask most older adults ...