Weight-loss drug shrinks heart muscle in mice and human cells
The effects of semaglutide in obese and lean mice. Credit: JACC: basic to translational science (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacbts.2024.07.006 Trendy weight-loss ...
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Biohybrid swimming robot uses motor neurons and cardiomyocytes to mimic muscle tissue
Wirelessly controllable bioelectronic neuromuscular robots for steering actuation behavior. (A) Dynamic control of the heart via neural innervation of cardiomyocytes ...
Low gravity in space travel weakens and disrupts the normal rhythm of heart muscle cells
Heart tissue in one of the chambers ready for launch. Credit: Jonathan Tsui Scientists from Johns Hopkins Medicine who arranged ...
Research Team Discovers How Copaxone Protects Heart Muscle and Improves Function After Heart Attack
Heart sections of mice after injury simulating a heart attack. In mice treated with Copaxone (bottom row), the sections reveal ...
A novel bacteria-derived hydrogel shows promise for muscle tissue regeneration
Credit: Bioactive materials (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.04.006 A research team at the Technical University of Denmark, led by Alireza Dolatshahi-Pirouz, has ...
Gene’s role in achieving and maintaining muscle mass revealed in new study
Model for BCL6-mediated control of skeletal muscle proteostasis. BCL6-mediated transcriptional regulation controls the expression of atrogenic regulators to establish and ...
Treating and preventing abnormal heartbeats with muscle stem cell transplants
CA is a feasible and effective EA treatment strategy. a, Representative rhythm strip showing the end of the EA during ...
Bovine muscle designed to produce its own growth signals
Bovine muscle cells grown for meat make their own growth factors, eliminating an expensive ingredient from the liquid growth medium. ...
Scientists design two-legged robot powered by muscle tissue
Two-legged biohybrid robot. Credit: Shoji Takeuchi Research Group, University of Tokyo Compared to robots, human bodies are flexible, capable of ...
Researchers uncover molecular mechanisms behind effects of MXene nanoparticles on muscle regeneration
MXene nanoparticles (MXene NPs) promote calcium deposition around cells, which triggers the upregulation of iNOS and SGK1 which contribute to ...
