In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic escalated, many universities shut down or reduced the capacities of research laboratories in an attempt to limit the spread of the virus. At Washington University ...

Research reveals how brain inflammation triggers extreme muscle weakness across several diseases, including viral infection, bacterial infection and Alzheimer's disease. The study, in fruit flies and ...

Our biceps and our brain cells may have more in common than previously thought. New research led by the Lippincott-Schwartz Lab shows that a network of subcellular structures similar to those ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Research found that participants who had more muscle and less visceral fat were more likely to have ...

Infections and neurodegenerative diseases cause inflammation in the brain. But for unknown reasons, patients with brain inflammation often develop muscle problems that seem to be independent of the ...

Muscle memory isn't just about muscles; it's your brain and nervous system adapting to repeated movements, making them ...

Grow your muscle, grow your brain. For decades it’s getting clearer—physical activity leads to more brain cells. But how? And why? A recent paper in Cell Metabolism shows the advantages of ...

There's a specific 'body profile' that may be crucial to the vitality of aging brains Whole-body MRI scans show that bodies with more muscle and less fat around the organs are most closely linked to ...