Acoustic communication—an overlooked driver in boxfish evolution

A new international study reveals the unexpected importance of acoustic communication in the evolution of boxfishes. This ...
ahajournals.org

Single-Cell Transcriptomics and Lineage Tracing Unveil Parallels in Lymphatic Muscle and Venous Smooth Muscle Development, Identity, and Function

Lymphatic muscle cells (LMCs) are indispensable for lymphatic vessel contraction, and their aberrant recruitment or absence is associated with both primary and secondary lymphedema. Despite their ...
Frontiers

Mechanisms, assessment, and exercise interventions for skeletal muscle dysfunction post-chemotherapy in breast cancer: from inflammation factors to clinical practice

1 Guangxi Key Laboratory of Enhanced Recovery after Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China 2 Department of Gastrointestinal ...
Medical Xpress

Muscle twitches: Why they happen and what they mean

You're relaxing on the sofa when suddenly your eyelid starts twitching. Or perhaps it's a muscle in your arm, your leg, or your foot that begins to spasm—sometimes for a few seconds, sometimes for ...
The Conversation

Muscle twitches: why they happen and what they mean

Adam Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
PNAS

Estrogen-related receptors regulate innate and adaptive muscle mitochondrial energetics through cooperative and distinct actions

Contributed by Ronald M. Evans; received December 31, 2024; accepted April 8, 2025; reviewed by Grant Barish and Yong-Xu Wang Skeletal muscle predominantly relies on mitochondria for energy production ...